Acclaimed Southern Author William Gay Dead At 68
via Nashville Scene:
William Gay, a Tennessee native and acclaimed Southern writer, was found dead on Thursday at home, reportedly of heart failure. He was 68.
Gay was a Vietnam vet who served in the Navy, and began writing at the age of 15. He published his first short stories in 1998, and his first novel, The Long Home, in 1999.
He ultimately published two more novels, Provinces of Night and Twilight, as well as two collections of short stories: I Hate To See That Evening Sun Go Down and Time Done Been Won't Be No More.
A note on the MacAdam/Cage website said Gay was scheduled to deliver the final draft of his fourth novel, The Lost Country, next month. He was also scheduled to read today at Lincoln Memorial University with author Sonny Brewer.
This past December, Keith Rawson interviewed Gay for LitReactor. It's a great, great piece. You can (and should) read it at this link.
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Rob W. Hart is the class director at LitReactor, as well as the associate publisher for MysteriousPress.com. He's the author of The Last Safe Place: A Zombie Novella, and his short stories have appeared in Shotgun Honey, Thuglit, Crime Factory, and Needle: A Magazine of Noir. He lives in New York City, and you can find his website at www.robwhart.com.
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Another great southern writer has been lost! I am reading Twilight right now, and his use of words is just so amazing.
Thanks for posting this Rob.
Man, I've had Twilight on my 'to read' pile forever. Really gonna have to crack that one open.
Yeah, so sad to hear this. Love "The Paperhanger" and his longer works. Just had a friend take some books to him to sign a month or so ago. Really an amazing author.