Author Don Winslow on why he's retiring from writing and turning his attention to activism
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Crime novelist Don Winslow has authored more than 20 acclaimed international bestsellers, including “The Border,” “Savages” and “The Cartel.” His latest is “City on Fire," the first in a trilogy. It's a gritty gangster saga inspired by the mobsters of his Rhode Island home town and, Winslow says, by Homer’s “Iliad.” Geoff Bennett spoke with Winslow this week as he was traveling on his book tour.
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Don Winslow talks to Michael Mann at Times Festival of Books - Los Angeles Times
Don Winslow talks to Michael Mann at Times Festival of Books - Los Angeles Times
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The Cartel (Power of the Dog, #2) by Don Winslow
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Grand & Granular: A Conversation with Don Winslow - Southwest Review
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Author Don Winslow on why he's retiring from writing and turning his attention to activism
City of Dreams writer Don Winslow wants to save U.S. from Trump - Los Angeles Times
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Crime writer Don Winslow talks new book 'City of Dreams' and what comes next - New Day NW
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Don Winslow on Trump, Republicans, and New Novel 'City on Fire
Don Winslow: Best-selling author of City of Dreams on retiring from fiction writing for political activism - NZ Herald