"almost all of them cite Nabokov and Borges as influences" the interviewer (Leonard Lopate) said about authors after the interviewee (Rick Moody) explained his how he thinks about his own writing in terms of aspects he describes of PF. (Later the audio will be available (& perhaps a transcript)).

Dec 4, 2015

Author Rick Moody talks about his latest novel, Hotels of North America. In it, the protagonist Reginald Edward Morse is one of the top reviewers on RateYourLodging.com and his compiled reviews give a glimpse into more than just the hotels he visits - they tell his life story. 

EVENTS: On Thursday, December 10th, Rick Moody will be in conversation with Darcey Steinke as part of the Macaulay Author Series at CUNY, Macaulay Honors College, 35 West 67th Street, New York, NY 10023 at 7:00 P.M.

On Saturday, December 12th, Rick Moody will be at the Brooklyn Public Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238 at 4:00 P.M. 

WATCH: On November 10th, Rick Moody stopped byThe Greene Space for another installment of "Answer Songs" and to read from Hotels of North America.