Steve Toltz

It's fine.

It's fine.

You know, our narrator, Russell, in this novel, he gets a gig for a while as a school guidance counsellor, which is pretty funny.

You know, our narrator, Russell, in this novel, he gets a gig for a while as a school guidance counsellor, which is pretty funny.

He's talking to all these kids who are

He's talking to all these kids who are

pretty zombified from all the time on their phones, saying to them, oh, don't aspire to that.

pretty zombified from all the time on their phones, saying to them, oh, don't aspire to that.

You're not going to have any future.

You're not going to have any future.

You know, there's no jobs for you kids.

You know, there's no jobs for you kids.

I mean, what would you be telling a young Steve Toltz now?

I mean, what would you be telling a young Steve Toltz now?

Would you be saying, yep, stick with the novel writing or maybe go for something else?

Would you be saying, yep, stick with the novel writing or maybe go for something else?

Is writing fun for you, Steve?

Is writing fun for you, Steve?

Steve Toltz, your book is A Rising of the Lights.

Steve Toltz, your book is A Rising of the Lights.