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Submitted by Bethanne on Thu, 10/22/2009 - 5:29pm A Conversation with Pete Dexter -- in audio
If you've never picked up a book by Pete Dexter, "Spooner" might be the best one to read -- or the worst one to read. It's almost impossible to decide, because "Spooner" is a novel that defies analysis, categorization, and casual summation. It's the story of...Pete Dexter.
Pete Dexter's is actually a story worth reading (unlike the tales of many others among us, which might not even merit a blog entry, let alone a hefty novel). The author of "Paris Trout" and "Deadwood" began his professional life as a journalist -- but after a 1981 incident that left him severely injured, Dexter turned to fiction writing. He's also written many screenplays, including those for "Rush," "Michael," and "Mulholland Falls" -- allowing him to live a relatively solitary life divided between the Arizona desert and Puget Sound.
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Looking over everyone's "best of" lists for 2009, it's wonderful to see how many of the notable books and authors of the year we featured here on The Book Studio.
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Submitted by Bethanne on Sat, 02/27/2010 - 1:37pm Giveaway: Let Us Now Praise Two Famous Male Authors
Pete Dexter and Richard Russo are two of contemporary literature's best, and I've been fortunate to meet them both in person. They are both quite different -- Dexter is sardonic, Russo ebullient; Dexter lives mainly in Arizona, while Russo lives mostly in Maine -- yet they do have a few similarities, including their mustaches and their ways of capturing the American Male.
Ten of you, randomly selected, will receive copies of both Dexter's "Spooner" and Russo's "That Old Cape Magic," as long as you leave an answer below in the Comments to this question:
What's one defining quality or trait of that singular species, The American Male?
This giveaway has ended. Congratulations to the winners:
Lauren T.Olivia M.Michele H.Dawn R.Roseann K.Suzanne M.Rafael F.Alisa R.Lisa S.
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