J adams oaks biography of mahatma

Last week I posted about my (very exciting!) first official reading at Women and Children First.

Biography of mahatma gandhi

I opened for a brilliant author, J. Adams Oaks, who read from his debut novel Why I Fight. I was so impressed by the captivating novel (which I devoured in about two days) and with J. that I asked him if I could interview him.

Tell us a little about your novel, Why I Fight?

Well, let’s see, it’s my first novel.

It’s considered Young Adult and geared toward reluctant male readers. It’s about a boy named Wyatt Reaves who lives on the road with his traveling salesman Uncle Spade.

J adams oaks biography of mahatma

Wyatt’s a quiet, kind soul who is just looking for his place in the world. He’s very tall, over feet by the time he’s in his early teens, so his uncle takes advantage of that and trains him to be a bare-fist boxer.

Fighting is not admired in my social community, but it was a common and acceptable experience when I was growing up.