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Jason Mott, author of "Hell of a Book"

Jason Mott

We're joined by author Jason Mott, whose National Book Award-winning novel, "Hell of a Book," is this year's 2022 Rochester Reads selection. The book is a story about love, tragedy, and navigating life as a Black child and a Black man in America. While surrealist in style, "Hell of a Book" is a novel of truths.

We talk with Mott about his work and what he hopes readers gain from the conversations it generates. Our guest:

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.