Colson Whitehead Reads From The Road by Cormac McCarthy
In honor of Cormac McCarthy’s birthday today, we feature a piece from our archives. Colson Whitehead reads from The Road by Cormac McCarthy at Green Thoughts: Writers on the Environment, part of the 2007 PEN World Voices Festival.
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