Novelist Stewart O’Nan’s books include Last Night at the Lobster; The Odds, Faithful (a non-fiction study of Boston baseball co-authored with Stephen King) and 2011′s Emily, Alone, which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. O’Nan and Nancy sit down to discuss his writing process, how he creates his characters, and his progression up the bestseller lists.

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