David Wroblewski's "Familiaris" explores previous novel's character

David Wroblewski is the author, most recently, of the novel “Familiaris,” his followup to the international bestseller “The Story Of Edgar Sawtelle.” He received an MFA in Creative Writing from the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers, and a Bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Wisconsin. He lives on Colorado’s Front Range with the writer Kimberly McClintock and their dog Luci.

SunLit: Tell us this book’s backstory – what’s it about and what inspired you to write it?

David Wroblewski: “Familiaris” exists because John Sawtelle kept forcing his way into “The Story of Edgar Sawtelle” as I was writing it, even though according to the story’s timeline, he’d passed away over a decade before the main action of Edgar’s story takes place. But certain family legends kept