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Here is a list of fiction writers who are among my personal favorites (with a representative book listed alongside). These are not the usual suspects, but some of the lesser-known writers I like. Richard Yates, "Revolutionary Road"; John Fante, "Ask the Dust"; Nelson Algren, "The Man with the Golden Arm"; Frederick Exley, "A Fan's Notes"; Charles Portis, "The Dog of the South"; John Williams, "Stoner"; Patrick Hamilton, "Hangover Square"; Richard Russo, "Empire Falls"; Richard Ford, "The Sportswriter"; Don DeLillo, "White Noise"; Jim Harrison, "True North"; Raymond Carver, "Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?"; Willy Vlautin, "The Motel Life"; Michael Chabon, "The Wonder Boys"; Ian McEwan, "Atonement"; Colson Whitehead, "John Henry Days"; Orhan Pamuk, "Snow"; Junot Diaz, "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao"; Avram Davidson, "Vergil in Averno"Recent reading: recommended fiction
The Secret of Lost Things (2006), Sheridan Hay; Absurdistan (2006), Gary Shteyngart; Five Skies (2007), Ron Carlson; Citizen Vince (2005), Jess Walter; On Chesil Beach (2007), Ian McEwan; We're in Trouble (2005), Christopher Coake; Returning to Earth (2007), Jim Harrison; The Lay of the Land (2006), Richard FordMy profile
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January 2006
The new Vegas
Tue, 01/31/06 8:53 A GMT-08
Who could have predicted that one day Las Vegas would be known as a key player in the disparate worlds of furniture and auto racing?
It's strange but true, as articles in today's Review-Journal explain. The World Market Center in downtown Las Vega
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Sara on verge of 11
Sat, 01/28/06 5:10 P GMT-08
Happy birthday to my younger daughter, Sara, who turns 11 on Monday. She had a birthday party today, part of which involved going to a place called Skymania and jumping around on big trampolines. Then we came home and had cake and ice cream and she r
Rove: destructive cynic
Tue, 01/24/06 4:28 P GMT-08
Karl Rove sees the war on terrorism as a political opportunity. He probably sees every aspect of life as a political opportunity. But fighting terrorism, in particular, is, to him, an angle to win elections. He is trying to paint Democrats as being w
Yucca Mountain debate resolved
Fri, 01/20/06 8:16 A GMT-08
Well, that's it. It's over. The long-running national debate over the scientific and political pros and cons of transporting 77,000 tons of high-level nuclear waste to Southern Nevada and burying it in Yucca Mountain, 90 miles from Las Vegas, is but
Bush or McCarthy?
Wed, 01/11/06 10:25 A GMT-08
President Bush says critics of the Iraq war need to watch what they say or they might give "comfort to our adversaries." He said "partisan critics" could harm the morale of troops and embolden insurgents.
This is complete and utter nonsense. Bush
My 20th wedding anniversary
Tue, 01/10/06 8:55 P GMT-08
My wife and I celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary tomorrow (Jan. 11). That's a long time to stay married in this day and age, and it's something I'm particularly proud of. We met in high school in Pahrump. I was in tenth grade and she was in ninth
Bush's domestic spying
Mon, 01/09/06 8:14 A GMT-08
The Senate plans to hold hearings in early February on President Bush's illegal domestic spying program. Republicans and Democrats alike are alarmed by the president's secret spying program and his defiant attitude upon its disclosure. While impeachm
News media take another deserved hit
Wed, 01/04/06 10:42 A GMT-08
Television networks and newspapers erroneously reported last night that all but one of the trapped West Virginia miners were alive. They did so without any real sources. I went to bed confident that Anderson Cooper knew what the hell he was talking a
2005 reading list
Mon, 01/02/06 7:03 P GMT-08
Over the past several years, I’ve kept track of the books I’ve read. It’s a simple list, broken down by month and noting whether the book is fiction or nonfiction. The new innovation this year: an asterisk by books I particularly liked.
I re