Ivan Doig, author of Work Song, tells The New York Times Paper Cuts blog what he thinks is the future of the Western and gives us a sneak peek at the plot of the novel he’s currently working on. Work Song, Doig’s tenth book, is now out from Riverhead. More…
Following a glowing review of Ivan Doig’s newest book Work Song, The Seattle Times does a Q&A with the acclaimed author of ten novels about the American West. Doig discusses his research process, the real-life versions of his characters, and his writing career, which now spans thirty years. More…
In his new novel Work Song, Ivan Doig finds music in the copper mining communities of
Ivan Doig returns to the American West and its unique cast of drifters, poets, cowboys, and librarians in his new novel Work Song, narrated by Morrie Morris, the beloved protagonist of Doig’s The Whistling Season. The Chicago Tribune writes that Work Song “jitterbugs with a little something we've chosen to call the American spirit…the present leaps from Doig's lively pages.” More…
The Seattle Times writes, "Work Song quickly becomes a historical epic with a reach of characters worthy of Dostoevsky…Doig has delivered another compelling tale about America, epic as an Old West saga but as fresh and contemporary as the news.” More…
In his new novel Work Song, Ivan Doig brings back Morrie Morris, the hero of Doig’s acclaimed The Whistling Season, for a story of love and intrigue in the copper mining communities of
