The Land of Plenty

Robert Cantwell (1908 – 1978) was a prolific novelist, editor, and critic. His works include The Land of Plenty, Laugh and Lie Down, as well as Nathaniel Hawthorne: The American Years, Alexander Wilson: Naturalist and Pioneer and The Hidden Northwest. Cantwell worked as associate editor of Time magazine and often wrote for Newsweek and Sports Illustrated.Jess Walter is the author of Beautiful Ruins, We Live in Water, the national bestseller The Financial Lives of the Poets, the National Book Award finalist The Zero, the Edgar Award–winning Citizen Vince, Land of the Blind, and the New York Times Notable Book, Over Tumbled Graves. He lives in Spokane, Washington with his family.