"It's my first nonfiction, relating my life to my brother-in-law, William Nealy, an artist and writer, who was the reason I became a writer," Wallace said. Sebastian and the Negro Magician" (2007), " The Kings and Queens of Roam" (2013), and "Extraordinary Adventures" (2017), plus two children's books "O Great Rosenfeld!" and " The Cat’s Pajamas."Īn April release is set for his next full-length book, "This Isn't Going to End Well." It's the 63-year-old Alabama native's memoirs. Wallace has authored five other novels " Big Fish" (1998), " Ray in Reverse" (2000), " The Watermelon King" (2003), " Mr. "It ended up in the right hands," Wallace said about the fanciful, quirky Burton. But facing a backlog of work, Spielberg eventually turned over the reins to Burton of "Edward Scissorhands" fame. Originally, Steven Spielberg signed on to direct the story about a frustrated son hoping to sort out the fact from the fiction in his dying father's life. One of the most interesting things that happened to Wallace is when he got the phone call saying Hollywood wanted to make a movie out of his 1998 book "Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions" "I was so impressed by the talent I saw there and what they've done in the past with chapbooks." "I watched the show at Lincoln Park and thought it was incredible and loved it there," Wallace said. Wallace began forging his relationship with Lincoln Park in 2018, when he accepted an invitation to attend the performing arts center's production of "Big Fish," the stage show adapted from the Tim Burton movie starring Ewan McGregor that had originated from Wallace's 1998 debut novel. "But (the students) kept it going, which made me very happy," he said. Speaking by phone last Thursday from his North Carolina home, Wallace said he had worried the collaboration with students would fall through once the COVID pandemic hit and Lincoln Park, like other schools, reverted to home-school video instruction.
So, this release is kind of special, even beyond working with an author of his stature." "Our kids have been working on this book for three years: It got interrupted by the pandemic, but Wallace has stayed with us. "The book is being published by BatCat Press ― still the only high school student-run press in the country," Leroy said.
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