NPR's Scott Simon talks with Gin Phillips about "Ruby Falls." Her new novel begins in 1928 Chattanooga when a man discovers a mysterious underground cavern with a massive waterfall.
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Scott Simon
Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.
