Samantha Mabry
All the Wind in the World
You spend a lot of time in the West Texas desert, a setting that takes center stage in All the Wind in the World. If you had to describe the desert in three words, what would you choose?
Brutal, vast, majestic
You used to write letters to rock stars. What is the most ridiculous thing you ever put in a letter, and who was it to?
When I was eighteen, I sent a cassette tape of myself playing along to a song called “Stars” by Hum along with a note, to the band Hole, asking if I could be their new bass player. I’ll let you decide if that was naive and stupid or bold and brave.
Our festival slogan is “Read Everything.” What one book would you like to see on our official “Read Everything” list for 2018?
A recent book that I feel is essential reading is The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo.