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On Book Reviewing Per Petterson's Out Stealing Horses and Dennis Lehane's The Given Day

Back in 1994 it was I reviewed my first book and I’ve been at it ever since, with professional rigor (and sore eyes, at times), for the New York Times, the Houston Chronicle, and most recently, the Dallas Morning News. … Continue reading

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On Cormac McCarthy and dusty roads

Back in 1988 I first heard of Cormac McCarthy from a friend who said I should read Blood Meridian because it would blow my mind. I did and thought it amazing, The Judge being one of the great characters of … Continue reading

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