Celebrated author Chad Harbach shares about his long journey to write his award-winning novel The Art of Fielding and its newly released follow-up The Brightness. He discusses what drew him back to the world of Westish College, the character from both books that he identifies with the most, and the connection he feels to the work of William Faulkner. He also walks Sebastian through his many eras of sports and fitness activities, from karate to touch football to weight lifting to yoga, and he explains how he approaches fitness now to maximize his energy for writing. Plus, he reveals a surprisingly secretly sporty writer.
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