Mat Johnson
Victor LaValle and Mat Johnson spent years typing away at opposite of a mouse-infested tenement in Harlem, dreaming of becoming novelists. Eventually, they did, and they also maintained their friendship over the years, talking regularly about writing, life, and what would come next. Victor LaValle’s fourth novel, The Devil in Silver, a literary horror novel set in a NYC sanitarium, was published by Spiegel Grau in September. MJ: Alright, Big Nuts. How does this book suck less than all the others? VL: Well, it’s certainly longer. In my experience, the longer the book, the less chance there’s a bunch