the hum

A photograph of Jordan Tannahill in front of a Wikipedia screenshot describing The Hum. There are red lines across the Wikipedia text, reminiscent of those on The Listeners' front cover. iPhoto caption: In Conversation with Jordan Tannahill. Composite image by Aisling Murphy.

When the Playwright Goes Prose: In Conversation with Jordan Tannahill

The Listeners is not a cult narrative, or a Stephen King-wannabe, or a Lolita aftershock — Tannahill’s second novel is a triumph all its own, posing urgent (and at times beautiful) questions against a distressing context of disinformation.

By Aisling Murphy / Sep 4, 2021

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