George Saunders: “It’s an Agitating Book for a Lot of People” | A lightly spoiler-filled conversation with the author about his new novel, Vigil, climate change, and redemption.

In his most recent novel, Vigil, George Saunders grapples with these questions of climate denial and accountability through the story of K.J. Boone, a dying Big Oil executive who is visited in his final hours by Jill, a spirit whose task is to comfort people transitioning to the afterlife. It’s a supernatural premise, but the [...]