Interviews

Tucson Author Fenton Johnson Again Draws From Kentucky Roots

Christine Wald-Hopkins profiles Fenton and reviews three of his books in Tucson’s Arizona Daily Star. (July 2, 2016)

One to One with Bill Goodman

Bill Goodman hosts Fenton on Kentucky Educational Television’s One to One to discuss Fenton’s novel The Man Who Loved Birds and the recent reissues of earlier novels, Crossing the River and Scissors, Paper, Rock. (March 27, 2016)

Silas House Interviews Fenton Johnson on WUKY

Bestselling author and activist Silas House hosts Fenton on WUKY public radio Lexington to discuss Fenton’s The Man Who Loved Birds. The recording is interspersed with really fine music selected by Silas. (March 14, 2016)

Inspired by Monks, a Writer Embraces His Life of Solitude

For her show Fresh Air on NPR, Terry Gross interviews Fenton about the roots of his book At the Center of All Beauty: Solitude and the Creative Life. (March 12, 2015)

Season of Reflection

Jason Howard profiles Fenton in the Louisville weekly magazine LEO. (May 29, 2013) 

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