‘Eradication’ author Jonathan Miles opened for the Rolling Stones Erik Pedersen, The Orange County Register Mar 18, 2026 7 hrs ago 0 "Eradication," by Jonathan Miles. (Doubleday/TNS) PENGUIN/TNS Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Erik Pedersen, The Orange County Register Jonathan Miles, author of the novels “Dear American Airlines” and “Want Not,” has just published “Eradication: A Fable.”kAmpD H6== 2D 7:4E:@?[ |:=6D 92D AF3=:D965 6DD2JD[ ;@FC?2=:D> 2?5 @E96C ?@?7:4E:@? :? %96 }6H *@C< %:>6D 2?5 E@FC65 2D 2 >FD:4:2? :? y@? q2E:DE6’D 32?5 :? a_ac] w6C6[ 96 E2<6D E96 q@@< !286D "U2>Ajp]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m"] !=62D6 E6== C6256CD 23@FE J@FC ?6H 3@@<[ “tC25:42E:@?]”k^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm“tC25:42E:@?i p u23=6” :D E96 DE@CJ @7 2 8C:67\3C@<6? >2? H9@ EC:6D E@ >6?5 9:>D6=7 3J E2<:?8 H92E 96 E9:?<D :D 2 4@?D6CG2E:@? 2DD:8?>6?E @? 2? :D@=2E65[ F?A6@A=65 !24:7:4 :D=2?5] %96 ;@3 :?G@=G6D <:==:?8[ D@>6E9:?8 96’D ?6G6C 5@?6 367@C6[ 2?5 E96 24E @7 :E — E96 A2:?[ E96 3=@@5[ E96 H2DE6[ E96 D:=6?46 — 42FD6D 2 D=6H @7 BF6DE:@?D E@ 3F33=6 FA[ 23@FE 9:D @H? =:76 2?5 @E96C =:G6D[ 3@E9 9F>2? 2?5 2?:>2=] $@@? 6?@F89[ 96 5:D4@G6CD 96’D ?@E E96 @?=J A6CD@? @? E96 DFAA@D65=J F?A6@A=65 :D=2?5 — 2?5 ?@E E96 @?=J <:==6C[ 6:E96C]k^Am People are also reading… Man "involved in a shooting" Friday evening found, McDowell sheriff's office says Marion man charged after 200 grams of cocaine found in search of home near school Compassion Care Services in Marion celebrates opening; provides services for adults with disabilities Owner of Old Fort's Stuckey’s, Dairy Queen hopes to reopen as soon as possible after fire Marion man arrested, charged in Friday shooting in McDowell County that injured one McDowell County leaders hear updates, concerns about 2027 property value reappraisal Amtrak’s western North Carolina expansion: Bringing passenger rail back to Asheville and beyond McDowell County nonprofit seeking grant to help incarcerated parents and their children Author of book on lost NC towns coming to downtown Marion for Women’s History Month US housing secretary, congressman visit Marion to talk about Clinchfield apartment project Old Fort’s B Side Bakery & Books offers fresh made breads, books and more Marion man charged with assaulting woman and sheriff's lieutenant James Haney, historian and 'Southern gentleman,' remembered for devotion to McDowell County history Marion dam gets $2.7 million for repairs; dam behind condemned Westwood Chateau apartments Special event in Asheville to support WNC farmers, food hubs kAmkDEC@?8m"] %96 3@@< 3C:?8D FA E96 492==6?86D @7 36:?8 C6DA@?D:3=6 DE6H2C5D @7 E96 H@C=5 2?5 255C6DD:?8 9F>2?\42FD65 AC@3=6>D] r2? J@F E2=< 23@FE H9J J@F 564:565 E@ 6?8286 H:E9 E9:D E@A:4nk^DEC@?8mk^AmkAmx 3682? >J HC:E:?8 42C66C 2D 2? @FE5@@CD ;@FC?2=:DE[ HC:E:?8 23@FE 7:D9:?8 2?5 9F?E:?8 2?5 4=:>3:?8 2?5 C:G6C\CF??:?8[ D@ E96 ?2EFC2= H@C=5 92D 2=H2JD 366? 4=@D6 E@ E96 962CE @7 H92E x E9:?< 23@FE[ :7 ?@E 2=H2JD H92E x’G6 HC:EE6? 7:4E:@? 23@FE] "F6DE:@?D 23@FE 64@=@8:42= DE6H2C5D9:A 2?5 C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ 6G6?EF2==J 3@:=65 @G6C :? >6[ 9@H6G6C] (C:E:?8 ?@G6=D :D 9@H x 6IA=@C6 BF6DE:@?D[ E9@F89 ?@E 2=H2JD 2?DH6C E96>]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8m"] s:5 J@F ?665 E@ DA6?5 2 =@E @7 E:>6 H:E9 8@2ED E@ HC:E6 E9:D 3@@<nk^DEC@?8mk^Am kAmx 92G6 EH@ 4=@D6 7C:6?5D H9@[ :? >:5=:76[ 564:565 E@ C2:D6 8@2E 96C5D[ 2?5 E96:C 4@F?D6= H2D 2 4CF4:2= 4@?DE2?E 7@C >6] x 92G6 ?@ 5@F3E E96J H6C6 @7E6? 36H:=56C65 3J >J BF6DE:@?D]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m"] &?=:<6 >@DE ?@G6=:DED[ J@F’G6 @A6?65 7@C E96 #@==:?8 $E@?6D 2D A2CE @7 y@? q2E:DE6’D 32?5] r2? J@F D92C6 9@H J@F 32=2?46 J@FC >FD:4 2?5 J@FC HC:E:?8nk^DEC@?8mk^Am kAmy@? 96=A65 >6 F?56CDE2?5 E92E E96J’C6 >2?:76DE2E:@?D @7 E96 D2>6 2CE:DE:4 :>AF=D6] (92E J@F’C6 F=E:>2E6=J ECJ:?8 E@ 5@[ H96E96C @? E96 DE286 @C E96 A286[ :D E@ >@G6 A6@A=6i E@ >2<6 E96> E9:?<[ C67=64E[ C6>6>36C[ DE:C[ H@?56C[ 2?5 >2J36 52?46[ DFC6[ 3FE >@DE @7 2== 766=] x? 3@E9 :?DE2?46D[ J@F 9@A6 E92E E96 2CE J@F >2<6 ?F586D E96>[ 6G6? D=:89E=J[ :? D@>6 ?6H 5:C64E:@?[ E@H2C5 2 7C6D9 :?E6?D:EJ]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8m"] s@ J@F C6>6>36C E96 7:CDE 3@@< E92E >256 2? :>A24E @? J@Fnk^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm“$E@?6 u@I[” 2 49:=5C6?’D 3@@< 3J y@9? #6J?@=5D v2C5?6C] xE’D 2 E62C\;6C<6C 23@FE 2 3@J 2?5 9:D D=65 5@8[ 2?5 x 4@F=5?’E 36=:6G6[ 2E E96 286 @7 ?:?6[ E96 6>@E:@?D :E HCF?8 7C@> >6] %92E :?< >2C<D @? 2 A286 925 8FEE65 >6 D@ E9@C@F89=J—:?< >2C<D E92E 56D4C:365 :>28:?2CJ A6@A=6[ E@ 3@@E—76=E =:<6 566A >28:4 E@ >6] ~?6 C6DA@?D6 E@ 6?4@F?E6C:?8 >28:4[ x DFAA@D6[ :D E@ ECJ E@ D66 :7 J@F 42? 4@?;FC6 :E J@FCD6=7]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8m"] s@ J@F 92G6 2 72G@C:E6 3@@< @C 3@@<Dnk^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm“$9:A @7 u@@=D[” 3J z2E96C:?6 p??6 !@CE6C[ 2 EH6?E:6E9\46?EFCJ HC:E6C H6 5@?’E 962C 23@FE ?62C=J @7E6? 6?@F89 ?@H252JD] !@CE6C 36=@?8D E@ E92E C2C6 @C56C @7 HC:E6CD H9@D6 D6G6C:EJ 6?=2C86D E96 H@C=5 C2E96C E92? D9C:?<:?8 :E] w6C AC@D6 :D 6I24E:?8 E@ E96 A@:?E @7 >@C2= AC6DDFC6] r=2C:EJ[ :? 96C 92?5D[ 364@>6D 2 7@C> @7 >6C4J]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8m"] xD E96C6 2 A6CD@? H9@ >256 2? :>A24E @? J@FC C625:?8 =:76 – 2 E62496C[ 2 A2C6?E[ 2 =:3C2C:2? @C D@>6@?6 6=D6nk^DEC@?8mk^Am kAm|J >@E96C H2D 2 G@C24:@FD C6256C] x? 724E[ x 7:CDE 6?4@F?E6C65 z2E96C:?6 p??6 !@CE6C @? 96C 3@@<D96=G6D] (92E D96 >@56=65 7@C >6 H2D E92E C625:?8 H2D A=62DFC6—?@E 5FEJ[ =:<6 62E:?8 G686E23=6D[ 3FE A=62DFC6[ 2 H2J @7 DE62=:?8 >@>6?ED 7C@> E96 9F>5CF> @7 =:76[ @7 6D42A:?8 @FC F?:G6CD6[ :7 @?=J 7@C 2? 9@FC @C EH@ 2 ?:89E[ 7@C E96 =:>:E=6DD 7C@?E:6CD @7 :>28:?2E:@?]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m"] s@ J@F =:DE6? E@ 2F5:@3@@<Dn x7 D@[ 2C6 E96C6 2?J E:E=6D @C ?2CC2E@CD J@F’5 C64@>>6?5nk^DEC@?8mk^Am kAm~? C2C6 @442D:@?D] x =:<6 E96 E24E:=6 ?2EFC6 @7 C625:?8i D4C:33=:?8 :? E96 >2C8:?D[ 5@8\62C:?8 A286D[ <?@H:?8 H96C6 x 76== 2D=66A H9:=6 C625:?8 3642FD6 E96 3@@< :D 7246 5@H? @? >J 496DE] #646?E=J[ x =:DE6?65 E@ v2CJ $:?:D6 ?2CC2E:?8 y@9? $E6:?364<’D “~7 |:46 2?5 |6?]” %96 AC@3=6> 7@C >6 E96C6 H2D E92E H96?6G6C v6@C86 H2D D4@=5:?8 {6??:6[ x <6AE 962C:?8 {:6FE6?2?E s2? 496H:?8 @FE u@CC6DE vF>A]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8m"] (92E 2C6 J@F C625:?8 ?@Hnk^DEC@?8mk^AmkAmx ;FDE 7:?:D965 2 C6>2C<23=6 ?@?7:4E:@? 3@@< 42==65 “%96 u62E96C (2CD[” @FE ?6IE >@?E9] xE’D 2 9:DE@CJ @7 E96 >2DD D=2F89E6C @7 p>6C:42? 3:C5D :? E96 =2E6 ?:?6E66?E9 2?5 62C=J EH6?E:6E9 46?EFCJ—3FE >@C6 :>A@CE2?E[ 2 9:DE@CJ @7 E96 24E:G:DED 2?5 7@CH2C5\E9:?<:?8 A@=:E:4:2?D H9@ AFE 2? 6?5 E@ E92E D=2F89E6C 2?5 D2G65 2 D=6H @7 3:C5 DA64:6D 7C@> 6IE:?4E:@?] xE’D 2 3C24:?8 C6>:?56C E92E 64@=@8:42= 24E:G:D> 42? H@C<[ 3642FD6 :E 92D]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8m"] w@H 5@ J@F 564:56 H92E E@ C625 ?6IEnk^DEC@?8mk^Am kAmqJ 8C2K:?8[ >2J36 =:<6 2 8@2E] x’> 4@?DE2?E=J C646:G:?8 3@@<D[ 3FJ:?8 3@@<D[ 244CF:?8 3@@<D[ 2?5 >@DE 86E DE24<65 @? 2? @=5 ECF?< :? >J =:G:?8 C@@>] |@DE ?:89ED 7:?5 >6 5:AA:?8 :?E@ @?6[ E96? 5:AA:?8 :?E@ 2?@E96C[ 2?5 D@ 7@CE9[ F?E:= D@>6E9:?8 9@@<D >6] $@>6E9:?8 2=H2JD 5@6D]k^Am 0 Comments Love 0 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 0 Angry 0 Stay up-to-date on what's happening Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, March 7, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers… Sarah J. Maas reveals two upcoming books in ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ series The saga of “A Court of Thorns and Roses” will continue. Author Sarah J. Maas announced on Alex Cooper’s“Call Her Daddy” podcast Wednesday tha… Lizzo writes a children’s book and, of course, it’s about a flute MINNEAPOLIS — Singer, rapper, flutist, dancer, actor, reality TV star. Lizzo will add another title to her resume — author. The Minneapolis-la… ‘The Copywriter’ author Daniel Poppick composed text for a queen Daniel Poppick has published two collections of poetry, the National Poetry Series-winning “Fear of Description” and “The Police.” “The Copywr…
This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, March 7, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers…
Sarah J. Maas reveals two upcoming books in ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ series The saga of “A Court of Thorns and Roses” will continue. Author Sarah J. Maas announced on Alex Cooper’s“Call Her Daddy” podcast Wednesday tha…
Lizzo writes a children’s book and, of course, it’s about a flute MINNEAPOLIS — Singer, rapper, flutist, dancer, actor, reality TV star. Lizzo will add another title to her resume — author. The Minneapolis-la…
‘The Copywriter’ author Daniel Poppick composed text for a queen Daniel Poppick has published two collections of poetry, the National Poetry Series-winning “Fear of Description” and “The Police.” “The Copywr…
