In this edition of Mississippi Stories, Mississippi Today Editor-at-Large Marshall Ramsey sits down with author Michael Farris Smith about his new book, “Salvage This World” and the upcoming movies based on his novels “The Fighter” (“Rumble through the Dark”) and “Desperation Road.”

Michael talks about his career, what it is like being on a phone call with Mel Gibson and the secret to making your literary dreams come true. Plus, see a trailer of “Desperation Road.”

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Mississippi Stories: Michael Farris Smith

by Marshall Ramsey, Mississippi Today
September 10, 2023

<h1>Mississippi Stories: Michael Farris Smith</h1> <p class="byline">by Marshall Ramsey, Mississippi Today <br />September 10, 2023</p> <br /> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/yX-9KsgrmQE </div> </figure> <p>In this edition of Mississippi Stories, Mississippi Today Editor-at-Large Marshall Ramsey sits down with author <a href="https://www.michaelfarrissmith.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Michael Farris Smith</a> about his new book, "Salvage This World" and the upcoming movies based on his novels "The Fighter" ("Rumble through the Dark") and "Desperation Road." </p> <p>Michael talks about his career, what it is like being on a phone call with Mel Gibson and the secret to making your literary dreams come true. Plus, see a trailer of "Desperation Road."</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide" /> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/09/10/mississippi-stories-michael-farris-smith/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org">Mississippi Today</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MT_square-thumb.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=1103304&amp;ga3=UA-75003810-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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