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Adam Ross talks with J.T. Ellison about his novel PLAYWORLD.
Griffin Hurt is struggling—between his role on The Nuclear Family, the pressures of Boyd Prep, and his wrestling coach’s demands, he’s on the brink. Instead of confiding in his family’s shrink, he turns to Naomi Shah, 22 years his senior. Playworld is a gripping tale of youth, miseducation, and excess, capturing 1980s Manhattan as Griffin navigates the blurred lines of adolescence and adulthood.
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Nashville PBS provides, through the power of traditional television and interactive digital communications, quality educational, cultural and civic experiences that address issues and concerns of the people of the Nashville region, and which thereby help improve the lives of those we serve.
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Adam Ross talks with J.T. Ellison about his novel PLAYWORLD.
Griffin Hurt is struggling—between his role on The Nuclear Family, the pressures of Boyd Prep, and his wrestling coach’s demands, he’s on the brink. Instead of confiding in his family’s shrink, he turns to Naomi Shah, 22 years his senior. Playworld is a gripping tale of youth, miseducation, and excess, capturing 1980s Manhattan as Griffin navigates the blurred lines of adolescence and adulthood.
► Learn more at: awordonwords.org
► Subscribe to Nashville PBS's channel: bit.ly/ytube-npt
► Watch more videos from Nashville PBS: @nashvillepbs
▬▬ About A WORD ON WORDS ▬▬
Nashville PBS's original literary series A WORD ON WORDS consists of 3-minute episodes and podcasts that engage our audiences with intelligent, thoughtful and surprising discussions about literature and the lives of authors.
► Find out more about A WORD ON WORDS: awordonwords.org
► View more A WORD ON WORDS Author Interviews: awordonwords.org/authors
► Enjoy A WORD ON WORDS on any device with the free PBS app: wnpt.org/videoapp
▬▬ We ❤️ Being Your Nashville PBS ▬▬
Whatever you call us—WDCN, Channel 8, WNPT, NPT or Nashville Public Television—we love being your Nashville PBS.
► Subscribe to Nashville PBS's channel: bit.ly/ytube-npt
► Watch more videos from Nashville PBS: youtube.com/c/wnptvideos/videos
▬▬ About Nashville PBS ▬▬
Nashville PBS, formally known as NPT - Nashville Public Television, is Middle Tennessee’s & Southern Kentucky’s local PBS station.
Nashville PBS provides, through the power of traditional television and interactive digital communications, quality educational, cultural and civic experiences that address issues and concerns of the people of the Nashville region, and which thereby help improve the lives of those we serve.
Nashville PBS, WNPT, is Nashville's independent nonprofit PBS station, is operated by licensee Nashville Public Television, Inc.
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