Bret Anthony Johnston wanted to go skateboarding, something he was once paid to do but that I haven’t done since the George W. Bush administration. I was willing to give it a try, but the best time for us to meet was late on a June afternoon, when the scorching sun still shone over a heat-soaked Austin. Instead, we decided to meet indoors at the Michener Center for Writers on the UT campus, where Johnston has been the director since 2017, to discuss his new novel, We Burn Daylight.When Johnston opened a creaking door to welcome me, it was clear he regards the place as a sanctuary and was eager to be my tour guide. At the Michener Center, Johnston oversees one of the most respected writing…
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