Stephen Usery interviews Karen Russell about her best-selling debut novel Swamplandia! It’s the story of the Bigtree family. 12-year-old alligator wrestler Ava,  her older brother and sister try to cope with death of their mother as a corporate, mainland amusement park threatens the viability of their Florida island reptile attraction.

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