Chris Flynn & I Am Legend: mammoth resurrection, childhood Troubles, and how to horrify a writers audience

On this weeks episode of Book(ish) I sit down with author Chris Flynn to discuss I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. Our conversation includes his recent book Mammoth, growing up during the Troubles, and how to turn an entire writers festival audience against you with a single sentence. Enjoy!


Books discussed:

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond


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