William Gay firmly established himself as "the big new name to include in the storied annals of Southern Lit" (Esquire His debut collection, I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down, William Gay expertly sets these conflicted people who make bad choices in life and love against lush back-country scenery, and somehow manages to defy moral logic as we grow to love his characters for the weight of their human errors. Diverse as these tales are, what connects them is the powerful voice of a born storyteller.