Hot Damn! is a collection of essays by critically acclaimed novelist James W. Hall, many of which have previously appeared in The Miami Herald, the Washington Post and The Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. Known primarily for his very successful crime fiction, Hall has also published four books of poetry. Several works of short fiction have appeared in such prestigious magazines as the Georgia Review and Kenyon Review. In essays that are insightful, opinionated, funny and wise, Hall ponders subjects as diverse as his own love affair with Florida, which began on a trip after college from which he never returned, to his equally passionate romance with books. He ponders the nature of summer heat, the writing of Hemingway and James Dickey, television, teaching, politics, fatherhood and much more.
In the vibrant and elegant prose, which characterize his fiction and poetry, Hall now proves himself a master of the essay form.
