EP 015: DAN RILEY

Image Culture

My guest is author Dan Riley, whose debut novel Fly Me was recently released to critical acclaim. Fly Me, set in a fictionalized Manhattan Beach, California in 1972, follows the story of Suzy Whitman, a young stewardess at Grand Pacific Airlines who soon finds herself in the midst of a drug trafficking scheme taking place in the skies. It’s a real page-turner, but somehow still takes its time to revel in the peculiarities of the early 70’s, surf culture, and “stewing” as Suzy calls it. Well researched and perfectly paced, if you’re looking for a great summer novel, I highly recommend it.

I photographed Dan at the offices of GQ Magazine, where he also serves as the Features Editor, and you can see the portrait at williamjesslaird.com/imageculture or on Instagram @william.jess.laird or @image.culture

I’d like to thank Dan Riley, Sarah Goulet, and the teams at Little Brown and Company and GQ Magazine. This show is produced by Sarah Levine and our music is by Jack and Eliza. If you like the show leave us a review, a rating, or share it with a friend! Thanks so much for listening. See you next week.

You can read more of Dan’s work at:

http://danielvriley.com/