Playworld by Adam Ross

Adam Ross is the editor of the Sewanee Review, the oldest literary journal in America. His 2010 debut novel, Mr. Peanut was a New York Times notable book and named one of hte best books of the year by the New Yorker and The Economist. His newest book, Playworld, is an astonishing work of fiction based loosely upon his own life as a child actor in New York City during the 1980’s. In our Superior Reads conversation we talked about the inspiration for the novel, 1980s NYC, parenting then and now, and his work at the journal.