<p>… and they can’t keep their hands off each other. That’s the premise at the centre of Brandon Taylor’s latest novel, <em>Minor Black Figures.</em> It’s about a painter named Wyeth who’s struggling to find his voice in New York’s politically charged art scene. It only gets messier when Wyeth has the perfect meet-cute at a bar … and starts falling for someone who has already devoted himself to God. Brandon joins Mattea to talk about his Alabama roots, grappling with a crisis in faith and the impossible question of who we make art for.</p><p><br></p><p>Liked this conversation? Keep listening:</p><ul><li><a href="https://link.mgln.ai/Y1pk4v " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zadie Smith never thought she’d tell this story</a></li><li><a href=" https://link.mgln.ai/9b2Tzr " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rumaan Alam: How would you spend a billion dollars?</a></li></ul>
