We couldn鈥檛 put down our second official聽国产吃瓜黑料聽Beyond Books Club pick:聽聽by Michael Finkel. The book tells the true story of Christopher Knight, who at age 20 went to live in the woods of Maine, with no human contact, and didn鈥檛 emerge until he was caught stealing from a nearby camp 27 years later. In our ,聽we鈥檝e been chatting with you about Knight鈥檚 decision to leave society indefinitely, and聽pondering聽what it means to be a hermit today.
This week,聽国产吃瓜黑料 features editor Elizabeth Hightower Allen sat down with聽Finkel聽to talk聽about聽his relationship with聽Knight, his time spent researching hermits of the world, and what Knight thought of the book.
Listen to their conversation .听