Tim Blake Nelson talked with Times reporter Tom Carroll at the 2024 L.A. Times Festival of Books about his first novel, “City of Blows,” and shares his advice for aspiring writers.
Tom Carroll is a content creator for the Los Angeles Times. Before joining The Times in 2022, he created, produced and hosted the web series “Tom Explores Los Angeles.” He has produced stories for NPR and Gimlet. A fourth-generation Southern Californian, he is a graduate of Occidental College and the University of Southern California.
