Peter Heller

Adventure writer PETER HELLER, who wrote The Dog Stars, a story about two men who become unlikely compatriots when a pandemic wipes out much of the country's population. It’s been adapted into a new film starring Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin. His other novels include The Whale Warriors, Hell or High Water, The River, Celine, The Painter, and his latest, The Orchard. (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES). (THIS INTERVIEW IS A REBROADCAST. IT ORIGINALLY AIRED ON AUGUST 13, 2012.)

In Peter Heller's debut novel, The Dog Stars, a man named Hig survives a superflu that kills most of humanity. Heller, a travel and adventure writer, says that when his novel took a post-apocalyptic turn, he found himself relying on his real-life scrapes and survival skills.

Adventure writer PETER HELLER, who wrote The Dog Stars, a story about two men who become unlikely compatriots when a pandemic wipes out much of the country's population. It’s been adapted into a new film starring Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin. His other novels include The Whale Warriors, Hell or High Water, The River, Celine, The Painter, and his latest, The Orchard. (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES). (THIS INTERVIEW IS A REBROADCAST. IT ORIGINALLY AIRED ON AUGUST 13, 2012.)