The Book Show | Bret Anthony Johnston - We Burn Daylight

August 06, 2024 00:27:27
The Book Show | Bret Anthony Johnston - We Burn Daylight
The Book Show
The Book Show | Bret Anthony Johnston - We Burn Daylight

Aug 06 2024 | 00:27:27

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Show Notes

In 1993, in his hometown of Corpus Christi, Texas, Bret Anthony Johnston watched on live TV as flames engulfed a number of buildings in Waco – full of men, women, and children – during the FBI’s siege of the Branch Davidian compound. This time led to his writing the novel, “We Burn Daylight.”

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