Writers on a New England Stage: E.L. Doctorow

By Laura Knoy on Thursday, October 1, 2009.

As the author of Ragtime, Billy Bathgate and The March, E.L. Doctorow is considered one of America's preeminent writers. On Wednesday, Doctorow stopped by the Music Hall in Portsmouth for the next installment of Writers on a New England Stage. He discussed his new novel, Homer and Langley, and his career with NHPR's Laura Knoy.

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Homer & Langley
Eileen - Fri, 10/02/2009 - 07:37

While I look forward to reading every book by E L Doctorow, I can't resist mentioning what I consider the finest novel to date based on the Collier Brothers - Marcia Davenport's "My Brother's Keeper." Ms. Davenport sucks you into the world and minds of the brothers. You follow each decision and each seems acceptable at that moment. Only at the last do you realize that you have been as strange as they. The shock of returning to a world of normality reveals how easily anyone can slide into - well, weirdness.