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Brandon Hobson shares insights on his new book, 'The Devil is a Southpaw'

NPR

By Scott Simon

Published October 25, 2025 at 7:42 AM EDT

"The Devil Is a Southpaw" is a novel within a novel, set at juvenile detention facility in Oklahoma in 1988. NPR's Scott Simon talks to author Brandon Hobson.

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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.

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