1.) If you could meet any living writer for lunch and have them autograph a book for you, who would it be? (Oh, go ahead and list a few others, why not?)
John Irving, Donna Tartt and Cormac McCarthy.
2.) What three first edition books are on your wish list?
The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter- Carson McCullers
To Kill A Mockingbird- Harper Lee
The Grass Harp- Truman Capote
3.) Favorite book(s) set in the Midwest.
Gilead- Marilynne Robinson
Shoeless Joe- W.P. Kinsella
Lonesome Dove- Larry McMurtry
4.) Have you ever questioned the relevance of a particular book on a high school reading list? What book? If not, pick a book you'd add to list.
Yes, A Prayer For Owen Meany. Not because I think it's a substandard book but I am curious why our schools chose it.
5.) Name a book in your current TBR list
The Secret History and On Agate Hill.
John Irving, Donna Tartt and Cormac McCarthy.
2.) What three first edition books are on your wish list?
The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter- Carson McCullers
To Kill A Mockingbird- Harper Lee
The Grass Harp- Truman Capote
3.) Favorite book(s) set in the Midwest.
Gilead- Marilynne Robinson
Shoeless Joe- W.P. Kinsella
Lonesome Dove- Larry McMurtry
4.) Have you ever questioned the relevance of a particular book on a high school reading list? What book? If not, pick a book you'd add to list.
Yes, A Prayer For Owen Meany. Not because I think it's a substandard book but I am curious why our schools chose it.
5.) Name a book in your current TBR list
The Secret History and On Agate Hill.