Damien Echols on his new fame as an author after his release from prison: “Imagine the worst thing that’s ever happened to you and then having to talk about it over and over… At the same time, for us, it’s kind of a necessary evil, just because there’s no sense of closure, for us.” — “After Jail and Release, New Fame as an Author,” The New York Times Echols will further discuss his memoir, Life After Death, with Henry Rollins at LIVE from the NYPL on November 7. 

Damien Echols on his new fame as an author after his release from prison:

“Imagine the worst thing that’s ever happened to you and then having to talk about it over and over… At the same time, for us, it’s kind of a necessary evil, just because there’s no sense of closure, for us.”

— “After Jail and Release, New Fame as an Author,” The New York Times

Echols will further discuss his memoir, Life After Death, with Henry Rollins at LIVE from the NYPL on November 7. 

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