Corks & Conversation with Michael Farris Smith

On this week’s Corks & Conversation with Michael Farris Smith episode, Christie & Cathi have an inspiring chat with this author who the New York Times calls an “intoxicating literary stylist.” Michael writes darkly poetic novels and screenplays set in his native Mississippi. He shares everything from his perfect Manhattan recipe to his take on a dystopian "reality" found is his novel, Salvage This World, which is also our GOBRecs Book of the Month.

Episode Highlights 03:55 - Michael's Manhattan recipe 05:40 - Origin Story 08:55 - Dystopian - fiction and reality 11:50 - Being part of the solution 12:45 - Distance for perspective 15:00 - Novels to Screenplay 16:56 - Best piece of writing advice 18:52 - Question in a Bottle 22:00 - Success comes from routine 27:22 - Writing isn't romantic 28:58 - Mississippi Renaissance 33:10 - Intoxicated Literary Stylist!