It’s about that time again. How about a good old fashioned book haul post? I mean it’s always nice to see what other writers are reading, right? I know I love book haul posts myself. Book porn incoming!
So let’s see the new additions to the Litman library, shall we?
So what do we have here? In my opinion one of the most beautiful books ever written is Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolf but just don’t take my word for it. Look no farther than William Gay for someone who agrees with me. A new (to me) William T Vollmann book of short stories. One of the only Vollmann books I haven’t yet read. A couple by my Favorite Rough South writer, Larry Brown.A couple my Stephen Graham Jones, a really fantastic writer. One of my other favorite Rough South writers, Ron Rash, and a book of his short stories and then finally a couple just to keep me on my toes. Luc Sante’s Low Life — I will actually put a picture of the back cover at the bottom of this post because it’s just right up my literary alley — and the Big Book of Pulps. Believe it or not, and take it as you may, but, there is a lot to be learned from old school pulps about writing.
