Josh Ritter Finds Humor in Tragedy and 'Untrustworthy' Angels for New Novel
- Posted on Jun 30th 2011 1:15PM by Dan Reilly
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Mixing humor and heartbreak, the book follows Henry Bright, a World War I veteran who loses his wife and tries to protect their newborn from her murderous father, all the while conversing with an angel that he believes followed him back from the trenches of France. The story started as a song, but when Ritter realized the scope of the narrative, he decdied to go for broke and turn it into a novel. Spinner recently spoke with Ritter about his writing process, why he finds humor in tragedy and why he's excited about the predicted end of the world.
You must be pretty excited to have the book out.
Totally. It's pretty amazing. I remember the first time I got a record back in the mail, the nerves. This is that way too. It's pretty great. I'm excited and nervous, which is awesome. I totally live for the moment when you can whip the sheet off the statue. All that you really know is that you worked really, really hard and you think it's good. And then it's just fun to share it.













