Former journalist, award-winning poet, and
New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed novel
Enemy Women, Paulette Jiles is an author who steeps her prose in the places she's called home, from the Missouri Ozarks to the sweeping Texas plains. In our interview, Jiles invites us out to her ranch outside San Antonio to discuss her colorful career as a writer and the inspirations behind her work, including the latest Barnes & Noble Recommends selection,
Stormy Weather.