Thom Vernon in City Pulse

The Lansing City Pulse recently interviewed Coach House author and former Lansing citizen Thom Vernon about The Drifts, his upcoming hometown reading and his reason for leaving Michigan.

'Author Thom Vernon injected several unusual twists into what could be considered a typical dysfunctional family novel: the cover of The Drifts, which features a photo of a pretty doe-faced calf, should be a tip off.

This book is not about animal husbandry, even though an animal and a husband are central characters in Vernon’s first book — and an active part of one of the love triangles ...

“The book is basically about how hard people will fight to get what they want,” Vernon said.

There’s Julie, the middle-aged pregnant housewife; Charlie, her husband, with an atypical lover; Wilson, a factory worker who had an affair with Charlie, but now finds she is in love with the transvestite Dol, who can’t afford a sex change. And then there’s the cow.'

Read the whole article here.