Louis Bayard “The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts”

“Read it out loud.”

Chatter rolls with Claude, David, Jamie, and Torie.  They break down Vanderbilt over ‘Bama and do emails.  The perennial “what are good books about politics?” is back, of course.  Jamie wins the pop quiz – guess the book by the bad NYT review.  COB alum and all time favorite Lou Bayard zooms in to share his latest, “The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts.”  Only Lou has the guts to bring Oscar Wilde back to life and the talent to do so with empathy and insight and through the lives of Wilde’s family.