Ben Fountain, whose latest book, “Beautiful Country, Burn Again: Democracy, Rebellion and Revolution” details the 2016 presidential campaign through essays, some of which were previously published in a different form in The Guardian, is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky.
Ben Fountain is primarily a fiction writer, the author of the best-selling novel, “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” and the story collection, “Brief Encounters with Che Guevara.”