Author Chat: Michael Blouin on I Am Billy the Kid
Author Chat I Am Billy the Kid by Michael Blouin Vancouver: Anvil Press (2022) I was a bit late in reading 2022's I Am Billy the Kid by Michael Blouin, but I'm glad that I finally found this powerfully moving story of an imagined future for an aging Billy. I like the notion that characters' stories—and our own—continue to be compelling into midlife, and in this case, vital and redemptive. Check out my full review of the novel on my blog here . I'm so pleased that Michael Blouin was kind enough to have a conversation with me about the book as a part of my Author Chat series. Our conversation is wide ranging, and I think will be fascinating to any readers of the book. If you haven't read it yet, perhaps you'll be nudged to pick up a copy. From the blurb: "History tells us that the short and violent life of William Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, ended at the hand of Pat Garrett on the moonless night of July 14, 1881. But I Am Billy the Kid tells...
