Earl Swift returns!
He’s back as we take a deep dive into Across the Airless Wilds: The Lunar Rover and the Triumph of the Final Moon Landings, an epic book that details the creative genius and the people behind the “moon car” and the three greatest feats of human exploration, largely forgotten.
Earl is an incredible reporter and writer, spinning intrepid yarns that are densely packed but not weighed down. Incredible stuff.
In this episode we dig into:
- Writing and reporting the book during the pandemic
- Breaking up longer chapters into shorter chapters
- What surprised him about his moon research
- And his incredible collaborative relationship with his book editor
- And much much more.
Earl is the author of several books including:
Big Roads, among others
He’s been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Magazine Award and the National Book Award.
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