Reno-born novelist Willy Vlautin has been widely acclaimed for his reality books
about ordinary people such as 'The Motel Life', 'Northline', 'Lean On Pete' and
'The Free', but he always managed his writing alongside a successful music
career. He made eleven albums with Richmond Fontaine, the band he formed in
2004, noted for his dark, evocative songs, touring with them all over America,
Europe and Australia.
Struck by the emotional strength emanating from the bruised, soulful voice of
one of Richmond Fontaine's guest singers Amy Boone on tour, he decided to write
new materi...