Jeff already blogged a bit about the NC Festival of the Book thingy with Daniel Wallace and Will Blythe. One thing he didn't mention was my involuntary and potentially creepy "Yes!" I let out when WB listed Leonard Gardiner's Fat City as one of his favorite sports novels. Many author events have the guy that audibly agrees with everything said and I was concerned I had become that guy.
But that got me re-reading Fat City and I'm digging it even more (even with all the "should of" in place of "should've").
Here's a piece by Denis Johnson from 10 years ago. When the most-often recited writer of the 90s* talks about the book he himself recites, I think it's worth a look-see.
And if you know about Fat City but haven't read it yet - what's wrong with you? It's beautiful and it's even short. And if you think that no play-by-play of a sporting event can be a great read**, this could change your mind.
I'll be putting the Huston movie in my Neflix queue.
*if I were a bettin' man...
**I usually agree
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