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Schumacher Literary Hall of Fame

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 Ford

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May 2009



New York Times discovers Boulder City

Sun, 05/31/09 3:51 P GMT-08
Las Vegas freelance writer Steve Friess had a travel piece published in Friday's New York Times. It's a friendly look at Boulder City, touting its history and "Small Town USA" flavor. Find it here.

Brett Favre as Viking QB? Mixed feelings

Sat, 05/30/09 8:59 P GMT-08
It's summer, when the National Football League doesn't get a lot of media attention. But sometimes a story comes along that keeps the NFL at the top of "Sports Center" even during the height of the NBA and NHL playoffs.For the secon

States I have visited — pretty sad, really

Sun, 05/17/09 4:35 P GMT-08
visited 27 states (54%)Create your own visited map of The United States or another interesting project

From the R-J blog: No dogs in supermarkets or doctor's offices!

Thu, 05/14/09 1:39 P GMT-08
Check out my recent Review-Journal blog post here , and be sure to look at the comments below it. Good anecdotal stuff from readers.