Lost Woody Guthrie novel to be published, with assist from Johnny Depp
Woody Guthrie (AP file)
Author Douglas Brinkley and actor Johnny Depp are teaming up to edit “House of Earth,” a previously unpublished novel by iconic Oklahoma-born and bred folk troubadour Woody Guthrie, reports the New York Times’ Arts Beat Blog.
The manuscript, which Guthrie finished in 1947, follows a West Texas couple who battle banks and lumber companies as they try to build adobe homes as protection against treacherous weather. The book is set to be released in spring 2013.
According to the NY Times report, Brinkley uncovered a mention …