(Publisher’s Weekly, Feb. 23)

After exploring the lives of cereal king Kellogg (The Road to Wellville) and sex researcher Kinsey (The Inner Circle), Boyle turns his attention to Frankly Lloyd Wright, whose story is told through the experiences of the four women who loved him. The author’s cross-country tour winds up March 1 in Santa Barbara, where he lives in the George C. Stewart house, Wright’s first private residence in California.  Publisher’s Weekly starred review called the novel “a lush, dense and hyperliterate book – in other words, vintage Boyle.”  After four printings, Viking has shipped close to 55,000 copies.

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(boston.com, Feb. 6, Geoff Edgers)

It’s no surprise that T. Coraghessan Boyle admired the late John Updike. Like the “Rabbit” writer, Boyle is productive, with 11 novels and eight short story collections to his credit. His 12th novel, “The Women,” imagines Frank Lloyd Wright through four women in the late architect’s life. Boyle, 60, appears Feb. 11, at 7 p.m., at the Harvard Book Store. He spoke from his home, which just happens to be the George C. Stewart House, the first private residence Wright built in California.

Q. What is a T.C. Boyle reading like?

A. Well, I am a ham. Absolutely. I love to perform before the audience. When we hear the word “reading,” we think of school and think about being bored. The reason I do it, and do it so much, is because I love to turn the audience on to a show – to remind them that literature is alive and fun and entertaining despite the fact you have to read it in your school class.

Q. Is it at all strange to write about Frank Lloyd Wright when you’ve lived in his house for 16 years?

A. That is one of the reasons I had always thought about writing about him. It took me a while to get around to it. I thought, it’s going to be so special to learn as much as I can about him and to more appreciate the house I’ve been (more…)