Bret Lott's fiction explores the beauty and dignity of ordinary things and ordinary people. His characters embody the old-fashioned virtues of modesty, hard work, and staying in it for the long haul. In his nonfiction and public addresses, he exhibits a keen and sometimes wicked sense of humor: he is at once a fervent Christian believer and an irreverent critic of the absurdities of modern culture—both inside the church and out.
Publishing fiction since the age of twenty-three, Lott is the author of the story collection The Difference between Women and Men, the essay collection Before We Get Started, and the novels A Song I Knew by Heart, Jewel (an Oprah's Book Club selection), and many others. He received his MFA in fiction from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 1984, and from 1986 to 2004 he was writer-in-residence and professor of English at The College of Charleston. In 2004, he took the position of editor and director of the journal The Southern Review at Louisiana State University. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina.
This piece was recorded at the 2008 Glen Workshop.
Bibliography
- How To Get Home (John F. Blair Publisher, 1998) fiction
- Jewel (Washington Square Press, 1999) fiction
- The Hunt Club (Harper Perennial, 1999) fiction
- Reed's Beach (Washington Square Press, 1999) fiction
- A Stranger's House (Washington Sqaure Press, 1999) fiction
- The Man Who Owned Vermont (Washington Square Press, 1999) fiction
- A Dream of Old Leaves (Washington Square Press, 1999) fiction
- Fathers, Sons and Brothers: The Men In My Family (Washington Square Press, 2000) nonfiction
- A Song I Knew By Heart (Ballantine Books, 2005) fiction
- The Difference Between Men and Women (Random House, 2005) fiction
- Before We Get Started: A Practical Memoir of the Writer's Life (Ballantine Books, 2005) nonfiction
- Not Safe, But Good (Vol. 1): Short Stories Sharpened By Faith (Thomas Nelson, 2007) fiction
- Eyes To See, Volume Two (Thomas Nelson, 2008) fiction
- Ancient Highway (Random House, 2008) fiction
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Every once in awhile I'll watch t.v. to remind me why I don't watch t.v. But, I digress, thank you for showing me the beauty in life.
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