Emotions Bled Through, Almost Unexpectedly: Dennis Mahoney &
Kate Southwood (Part 2)  Part 1 of Emotions Bled Through, Almost
Unexpectedly: Dennis Mahoney & Kate Southwood in Conversation is
here.    Kate Southwood: As I mentioned above, I think reading
is crucial to learning for writers. Are there any writers you’d
single out as having been good teachers to you? Not necessarily
childhood heroes—the writers who made you want to be a
writer—but writers you’ve read as an adult, since you began to
write novels, yourself?   Dennis Mahoney: I'm such a bad person
to ask that question, since I never know how to answer. I'm the
same way with lists. I couldn't you tell you my favorite book,
album, or movie. Figuring out which ones have influenced me the
most is even harder, and it changes based on whatever I'm
currently writing. But I've noticed that stories and styles that
differ from my own tend to be the ones I gravitate towards.
Which is odd, because you'd think an author writes what he or
she generally enjoys rea