Don't Quit Your Day Job: Acclaimed Authors and the Day Jobs they Quit

Irrevocably shaped by the long hours and languor of a hard day’s work, these authors put pen to page and created some of the finest works of the 20th century. In Don’t Quit Your Day Job, the authors trace their roots from blue-collar employment to the pinnacle of literary success.

Featuring: Howard Bahr, Rick Bragg, Sonny Brewer, Larry Brown, Pat Conroy, Connie May Fowler, Tom Franklin, Tim Gautreaux, William Gay, John Grisham, Winston Groom, Silas House, Suzanne Hudson, Joshilyn Jackson, Barb Johnson, Cassandra King, Janis Owens, Michelle Richmond, Clay Risen, George Singleton, Matthew Teague, Daniel Wallace, Brad Watson, and Steve Yarbrough.