Marlon James talks about his novel, the publishing industry, his next book about slavery in Jamaica and his musical influences.

Here's a description of his debut novel John Crow's Devil:

In the village of Gibbeah--where certain women fly and certain men protect secrets with their lives--magic coexists with religion, and good and evil are never as they seem. In this town, a battle is fought between two men of God. The story begins when a drunkard named Hector Bligh (the "Rum Preacher") is dragged from his pulpit by a man calling himself "Apostle" York. Handsome and brash, York demands a fire-and-brimstone church, but sets in motion a phenomenal and deadly struggle for the soul of Gibbeah itself. John Crow's Devil is a novel about religious mania, redemption, sexual obsession, and the eternal struggle inside all of us between the righteous and the wicked.

I couldn't've said it better. 

The computer was down to record the full two hour live broadcast.  Here's a link to the playlist, hum the music in your head while listening to the segments below:

Nov 6, 2005

The segments stripped from the two hour Drinks with Tony radio show:

Segment 1
Segment 2
Segment 3
Segment 4
Segment 5


If you can't stream the above segments, right mouse click on the links, save them to your hard drive and then play them from there.