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WORDS ON A WIRE: Michael Nava

 

  *Rebroadcast from May 25, 2014*  

Daniel talks with writer Michael Nava, whose latest novel, The City of Palaces, is set in pre-Revolutionary War Mexico during the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz.  Nava is also a lawyer who is a staff attorney at the California Supreme Court, and he explains how he balances his time as an attorney and a working writer.  Nava also talks about his Henry Rios mystery series, which were centered around an openly-gay Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer, published from 1986-2000.  http://michaelnavawriter.com/

Aired July 24, 2016

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