Timothy Gager has published 16 books of fiction and poetry. He hosted the Dire Literary Series of author interviews in Cambridge, MA from 2001 to 2018, and spun off a virtual series starting in 2020.

Gager co-founded The Somerville News Writers Festival and has had over 1,000 pieces of fiction, micro-fiction, and poetry published—including 17 nominated for Pushcart Prizes. His work has also been nominated for a Massachusetts Book Award, The Best of the Web, The Best Small Fictions Anthology, and has been read on NPR.

Joe the Salamander is his third novel.

On this episode, Timothy Gager discusses his writing, love of poetry, and shares some of his own personal journey as part of the recovery community.

You can find out more about Timothy on his website: https://www.heatcityreview.com/timothygagerindex.html