Podcast
The Moth
George Dawes Green discussed the book on multiple episodes, explaining that it grew out of a personal Moth story about a mysterious girl who becomes a powerful figure in Savannah society and runs a detective agency with her adult children. He highlighted the themes of family, secrets, and the power of storytelling, and noted that the novel had received widespread acclaim, with Neil Gaiman praising it as the apotheosis of Southern Gothic. The overall tone was highly positive, emphasizing the book’s literary merit and intrigue.
Episode: The Moth Radio Hour: Hidden Beauty
George Dawes Green's book Kingdoms of Savannah, a contemporary thriller, is loosely based on the story he told on the Moth about a mysterious girl he met while working at a crisis hotline. The story centers around Tara, who is fictionalized in the book and becomes a powerful figure in Savannah society. The book explores themes of family, secrets, and the enduring power of storytelling.
And so I think, well, somebody will know Tara or she'll be listening to this, and if you're out there, Tara, again, I'm sorry I call you Tara, but you know who you are, and I would love to see you again.
And Tara's especially important because in your book, The Kingdoms of Savannah, she's fictionalized.
I kept imagining over the years what would Tara have become.
And so a few years ago, it came to me that Tara might well have gone to Savannah, and she could do any accent in the world so she could easily persuade Savannians that she was an eighth-generation Savannian.
And in my book, she becomes the doyen of Savannah society, and she has a detective agency, and she inveigles all of her dysfunctional family, her adult children, to come in and help her with the detective agency.
Episode: 25 Years of Stories: All The Way Back
In George Dawes Green's novel, the character Tara from his earlier story was fictionalized as Morgana Musgrove, who becomes the doyen of Savannah society and runs a detective agency with her adult children.
And Tara's especially important because in your book, The Kingdoms of Savannah, she's a fictionalized part of her.
I kept imagining over the years, what would Tara have become? And so a few years ago, it came to me that Tara might well have gone to Savannah, and she could do any accent in the world so she could easily persuade Savannians that she was an eighth generation Savannian.
And in my book, she becomes the doyen of Savannah society. Her name is Morgana Musgrove, and she has a detective agency, and she invagles all of her dysfunctional family, her adult children to come in and help her with the detective agency.
Episode: 25 Years of Stories: A Look Back at 2001
This was Green's latest novel, which received widespread acclaim, with Neil Gaiman calling it the apotheosis of Southern Gothic.
The Kingdoms of Savannah, Green's latest novel, was published this July to widespread acclaim. Neil Gaiman called it the apotheosis of Southern Gothic.