Blogs about: Ben Fountain
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Links: Move it to the Exits
Now it can be told: The inspiration for the “Great Rock and Roll Pauses” chapter in Jennifer Egan‘s A Visit From the Goon Squad (i.e., the PowerPoint chapter) was Semisonic’s… more →
Mark Athitakis' American Fiction Notes
'You Watch the Jumbotron' – Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
wrote 2 days ago: In my first review for the website review31.co.uk, I tackled Ben Fountain‘s excellent (and now … more →
Miller, Fountain, Homes
wrote 5 days ago: I just finished reading it, five minutes ago. God, is that a dirty, dirty book. Just filthy. But the … more →
Books I Love: Edith Grossman
wrote 2 weeks ago: Edith Grossman The Ingenious Gentleman and Poet Federico Garcia Lorca Ascends to Hell by Carlos Roja … more →
Winner, winner...
wrote 3 weeks ago: By Tony Mareino, LBPH Reader Advisor A lot of conversation here at LBPH is concerned with new fictio … more →
Insights and Inspiration - April 26, 2013
wrote 3 weeks ago: “Late Bloomers” by Malcolm Gladwell, The New Yorker, October 20, 2008. An ode to—and support for—l … more →
books #7, 8, & 9: billy lynn's long halftime walk, the golden compass, and the glass castle
wrote 3 weeks ago: #7 billy lynn’s long halftime walk by ben fountain ‘billy lynn’s long halftime wal … more →
The NFL: Bloated, Sanctified, Self-Important
wrote 3 weeks ago: As most of you know, today is hugely important for America because it is the first day of the NFL Dr … more →
War Gets in the Way
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wrote 1 month ago: I recently wrote a post for YALSA Hub about true stories of young war survivors (War-Torn Lives, 4/5 … more →
Slamming Coffee Cups
wrote 1 month ago: Brilliant writing is like good sex. You continue to think about it far into the next day – a … more →
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk: Ben Fountain
wrote 1 month ago: I’m not a war junkie, but I did love watching Band of Brothers and reading The Things They C … more →
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, by Ben Fountain
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wrote 1 month ago: Oh, Billy Lynn, with your title that I can never remember correctly or in full. You are a strange li … more →
A great novel by Ben Fountain about returning soldiers. Louisville-Michigan, for all the marbles. And paying mourners to be at your funeral
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wrote 1 month ago: You ever read a first novel by an author and decide you’re going to read everything else they … more →
With Honors: Five Award-Winning Bloomers
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wrote 1 month ago: By Vicraj Gill In honor of Bloomer Ben Fountain, who won a National Book Critics Circle Award last m … more →
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain
wrote 1 month ago: Back in 1987, I moderated a panel discussion with four accomplished writers at Vietnam Veterans of A … more →
Panel at Los Angeles Times Festival of Books 2013
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wrote 1 month ago: As most of you know, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is one of my favorite events of the yea … more →
TOB with bonus commentator
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wrote 2 months ago: Fay: Another choice that I disagree with and another over-hyped book passing onto round two. But to … more →
Ben Fountain Wins National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
wrote 2 months ago: By Jason Boog The winners of the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Awards have been revealed. Ben … more →
Whatcha Reading??
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wrote 2 months ago: If you follow author Jill Shalvis’ Facebook page, you’ll know she asks that question at least once a … more →
TOB Pre-Game Play-In
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wrote 2 months ago: This is going to be a quick one because Billy Lynn is the only one of the three books that we read. … more →
