Willie Davis is a highly accomplished author, with work in The Guardian, Salon and The Kenyon Review among others. He’s the winner of The Willesden Herald Short Story Prize (judged by Zadie Smith) and The Katherine Anne Porter Prize (judged by Amy Hempel). He teaches English at Kentucky State University. We talk about his novel “Nightwolf” (out with 7.13 Books), Kentucky, killing your darlings and Zadie Smith.Willie’s links:Website:iamwilliedavis.com/Twitter:https://twitter.com/iamwilliedavisGoodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5814448.Willie_DavisAs always, if you're a reader, writer, creative type, someone with something to say, you can always get in touch with me using losingtheplotpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com. I look forward to hearing from you!Marshall, who provided Losing the Plot’s intro music, has a new album out! Check out “MARS HALL” at Captain Crook Records!https://captaincrookrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mars-hall