The new film “Nomadland,” from Director Chloé Zhao,  follows a woman who sets off on the road after the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada. It’s the third feature film from Zhao and is based on the book, “Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century” (W. W. Norton & Company, 2017), written by journalist Jessica Bruder. The film stars Frances McDormand and some of the real-life nomads featured in Bruder’s book. KPCC’s  John Horn talked with Bruder about the adaptation from the page to the screen.

Guest: 

Jessica Bruder, author of the book “Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century” (W. W. Norton & Company, 2017)