Joyce Johnson interview - Tantorious episode 51

Joyce Johnson is a memoirist and novelist whose books include the recent Missing Men and the National Book Critics Circle Award-winner Minor Characters, about her relationship with legendary Beat writer Jack Kerouac. Her newest book, The Voice Is All: The Lonely Victory of Jack Kerouac, is a groundbreaking portrait of the artist's early years. In this exclusive interview, Johnson recalls her early years with Kerouac and explains why she wrote this book now.