1–What is the title of your latest release? THE LONGITUDE OF GRIEF 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A boy trying to understand the fractured relationship with his father seeks comfort in various small-town connections, including one with an older gentleman who is part intellectual mentor and part charlatan, setting up a series of consequences that distorts his worldview. Fun, right? 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? It takes place in a small town, much like the one I grew up in. Some readers will say my exact town, but that’s not quite true. But its setting is in my bones. I think I’m obsessed with small towns from a philosophical perspective, the way some are obsessed with racecars or race horsing. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely. He’s a conglomerate of many friends I’ve had in real life, including me. Though I wouldn’t be friends with myself. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Sensitive, creative, mournful 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? How to get myself out of a corner. Because I didn’t draft this novel, I spent a lot of time…