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Another guy, for what it is worth, who must have written a book or two set in Louisiana is Walker Percy. I'm sure his novel The Moviegoer is set in Louisiana. He had a big hand in getting A Confederacy of Dunces published.

My current favorite five: 1. Cowboy Junkies 2. Gov't Mule 3. Hot Tuna 4. Uncle Tupelo 5. Miles Davis

I think Abbott wrote a book called In the Belly of the Beast (a chilling account of prison life), but I doubt that that is the book you are thinking of. I don't know whether or not he wrote any fiction.

ds, Thanks for the heads-up. If you have an interest in such things, I heartily recommend the audio version of the collected short stories of Jorge Luis Borges. The guy that does the readings is excellent. You never get the feeling that he is reading. Rather, he makes it sound like he is...

Maybe Jonathan Crowley's Little, Big?

Since Authour has beaten me to Conrad, I'll have to go with Jorge Luis Borges, mainly on the strength of his ability to capture very arcane and esoteric, though not unimportant, distinctions within his fiction. Plenty of his stories work, both as stories, and as philosophical "thought experiments".

After years of digging around in thrift shops, Goodwills, flea markets, and auctions, would you believe that the only righteous first edition I ever found was Jack Kerouac's Visions of Cody, which really isn't all that desirable, apparently. At any rate, Novella, congrats on the find. (I...

Phil, I've always been curious about Jon Courtney Grimwood. As far as I can tell his books weren't released here in the U.S. But, I am intrigued by the setting (a modern day Ottoman empire, if I'm not mistaken) and the mixture of mystery and steam-punk styles.

You'll also want to take a look at some of the works of Joseph Conrad.

Wabbit, If you think about it, you may remember me mentioning Chuck Rosenthal in connection with Magic Realism. His Loop Trilogy (Experiments with Life and Deaf, Loop's Progress, and Loop's End) is a Magic Realism look at life in a dying steel town.

Thanks, I'll check them out.

I have, at times, fantasized about cataloguing my library, but I am afraid it will always remain a fantasy. (I've got something like 8,000 titles.) I usually avoid duplication by making "want" lists. Once I've filled the list, I can then "forget" about those books. At any rate, ds's PDA...

For me, this is a "no-brainer". Chuck Rosenthal wrote three wonderful books, and I know that not a lot of people have heard of him. His first two books were issued in PB by Perennial, but the third never made it that far. So, I assume that he, at the very least, fell out of favor. I did...

I just finished it last week. I really liked it. I found myself turning back to the bibliography at the end of nearly every chapter for suggestions on further reading. I thought Bryson did a wonderful job of teasing his subjects without dumbing them down. Also, there were a couple of...

I haven't read tons of sci-fi, but my choices, today, would be: Canticle for Liebowitz - Walter Miller Lord of Light - Roger Zelazny The Mote in God's Eye - Nevin & Pournelle 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Jules Verne Neuromancer - William Gibson

Thanks, RaVeN. Yeah, the Millett books were fairly interesting. Plus, it was interesting to see how the supporting cast developed.

RaVeN, Have you read any of the Quinn Fawcett books? I have to tell you that I found the two that I read somewhat disappointing. I've always been rather intrigued by Mycroft, and was hoping that he would have more of a role in the books. I am also curious about the Carole Nelson Douglas...

Welcome, downthrough. You might enjoy something like John Fante's Ask the Dust or Fred Exley's A Fan's Notes or even something by Bukowski . . . maybe Post Office or Ham on Rye. I also found Selby's Last Exit to Brooklyn torrentially depressing, and Joseph Heller's Something Happened. You...

I hadn't thought of it, but Motorcycle Maintenance might be a good choice. But then, so would any of the Harry Potters, in my opinion. And, for the record, i think it's an interesting question. However, ahving said that, i should also add that I think trying to teach anyone anything specific...

I know that there are several books out about Shackleton, though I can't think of any of the titles right now. I also read, some time ago, a book called A Noose of Laurels which was about the quest to reach the North Pole.