Willy Vlautin: ‘You might think I’m crazy, but I sleep next to my favourite books’

My Life in Books

Willie Vlautin's favourite character at the moment is Paula Spencer from the mind of Roddy Doyle. Photo: Ray Cullen

Willy Vlautin has published six novels, among them The Motel Life and Lean on Pete, which were turned into feature films. Vlautin lives in Portland, Oregon, and is the founding member of the bands Richmond Fontaine and The Delines. His new novel The Horse is published by Faber and out now.

​The books by your bedside?