Dinner & A Book - True Grit

Doug Farmwald joins Gail Martin for another One Book, One Michiana event. This year’s celebrated novel is True Grit by Charles Portis. This marks the 11th year for the St. Joseph County Public Library initiative. Dinner & a Book has featured all 11 titles during the partnership. Gail and Doug talk about the grit of the western novel, an unlikely friendship and eating on the trail.

Original Airdate: April 17, 2021

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The St. Joseph County Public Library suggests these reads if you enjoyed True Grit by Charles Portis.

Read-alikes list for True Grit

• Inland by Tea Obreht
• News of the World by Paulette Jiles
• Outlawed by Anna North
• Rooster: The Life and Times of the Real Rooster Cogburn, the Man Who Inspired True Grit by Brett Cogburn
• Whiskey When We're Dry by John Larison

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