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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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Geoff Schumacher

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July 2006



Midlife crisis officially over

Fri, 07/21/06 2:31 P GMT-08
I feel better. Last night, I traded my 2006 Dodge Charger for a Nissan Versa. In some ways, I couldn't have been happier with the Charger. It was comfortable, fast, cool looking -- and the six-cylinder version is more affordable than you might thi

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s thought-provoking article

Fri, 07/14/06 8:50 P GMT-08
In the June 15 issue of Rolling Stone magazine, attorney and environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. returns to the 2004 presidential election. He takes a hard look at all the reporting and research concerning what happened in Ohio, and his conc
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Peter Beinart's important new book

Thu, 07/06/06 7:09 P GMT-08
Peter Beinhart, editor at large of the New Republic magazine, has written a convincing new book called "The Good Fight: Why Liberals — and Only Liberals — Can Win the War on Terror and Make America Great Again." Beinhart's basic point, explained
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