On a semi-regular basis, I interview authors about their writing processes and new books—you can find previous entries here—and this week I’m excited to publish an interview with Rita Bullwinkel about her excellent novel Headshot that comes out week. Headshot really blew me away. Like all good novels, it has to be experienced not summarized. But briefly, it explores the lives of eight young women in a youth boxing competition in Reno. The novel dips into the two characters’ minds in each match-up with an omniscient narrative voice that’s tender, sharp, humorous, and perceptive. We get the boxers desperate hopes as well as their past memories and eventual futures. It’s a great sports novel, but also much more than that.
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