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Richard Russo

Richard Russo
Richard Russo is the author of ten novels, two collections of short stories, a memoir, and several produced screenplays. Empire Falls won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and his adaptation of the book for HBO was nominated for an Emmy. His new novel Changes Are..., is out this summer. He and his wife, Barbara, live in Portland, Maine.


Richard Russo on Words and Their Arrangement

Considering Townes Van Zandt's "Pancho and Lefty"
May 23, 2025  By Richard Russo
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Richard Russo: On the Moral
Power of Regret

Memories of the Family and Obligations Past
July 18, 2019  By Richard Russo
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Richard Russo on Loving Flawed Family Members

"Like My Grandfather and Father, I Don’t Demand or Expect Perfection in Those I Love"
May 11, 2018  By Richard Russo
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