Late Night Conversation, hosted by Paul Martone

Featured guest: Andre Dubus III.

Andre Dubus III is the author of six books: The Cage Keeper and Other Stories, Bluesman, House of Sand and Fog, The Garden of Last Days, and the memoir, Townie.  House of Sand and Fog was a finalist for the National Book Award, a #1 New York Times Bestseller, and was made into an Academy Award-nominated film starring Ben Kingsley and Jennifer Connelly. Dubus's newest book, Dirty Love, was published in the fall of 2013 and has been listed as a New York Times“Notable Book,†a New York Times Editors’Choice,†a 2013 “Notable Fiction†choice fromThe Washington Post, and a Kirkus “Starred Best Book of 2013.â€

Mr. Dubus is serving as the judge of the 2015 Raymond Carver Short Story Contest brought to you by Carve Magazine (http://www.carvezine.com). Now in its 15th year, the Raymond Carver Short Story Contest is one of the most renowned fiction contests in the world. Featuring prominent guest judges and offering $2000 across five prizes, the contest delivers exciting new fiction from writers all over the world. This year’s contest is open until May 15 and winners will be published in the following fall issue in October.

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Andre Dubus III is the author of six books: The Cage Keeper and Other Stories, Bluesman, and the New York Times bestsellers, House of Sand and Fog, The Garden of Last Days (soon to be a major motion picture) and his memoir, Townie, a #4 New York Times bestseller and a New York Times "Editors Choice." His work has been included in The Best American Essays of 1994 and The Best Spiritual Writing of 1999, and his novel, House of Sand and Fog was a finalist for the National Book Award, a #1 New York Times Bestseller, and was made into an Academy Award-nominated film starring Ben Kingsley and Jennifer Connelly. His newest book , Dirty Love, was published in the fall of 2013 and has been listed as a New York Times“Notable Bookâ€, a New York Times Editors’Choiceâ€, a 2013 “Notable Fiction†choice fromThe Washington Post, and a Kirkus “Starred Best Book of 2013.†He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Fontaine, a modern dancer, and their three children.