The novelist and journalist Jim Lynch discusses his new novel, Border Songs (Knopf, 2009), with Joseph Planta.

Border Songs by Jim Lynch. (Knopf, 2009) Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Border Songs

Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line. This is THECOMMENTARY.CA.

Jim Lynch is the author of a new novel, Border Songs; it’s described as ‘a big-hearted satirical portrait of a time and place that is also an extraordinary love story and a celebration of the coincidental and the miraculous.’ Brandon Vanderkoop is the book’s main character. He’s a tall, unlikely law enforcement officer, what with his unusual solitary disposition. But he’s good at thwarting marijuana traffickers that traverse the Canada-US border. Jim Lynch’s first novel, The Highest Tide was a international bestseller and prizewinner. He is a former journalist, and he lives in Olympia, Washington. The book is published by Knopf. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Jim Lynch; Good morning, Mr. Lynch.

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