Posts Tagged ‘Donald Ray Pollock’

Reader survey: best books of 2011

Best books - readers

So let me be up front from the start – the reason for this survey was to pick up some reading ideas. Not that I lack for things to read; far from it. But I want to make sure I’m seeing the things that others deem to be the best. In future years, perhaps I’ll [...]

Best books of 2011

best books

Let me start by saying that this is a very subjective list. In the interest of full disclosure, in addition to all of the short fiction I read online and in journals and magazines (and as Grift submissions), I read about 85 books this year. That means there were tens of thousands that I didn’t [...]

Interrogation: Donald Ray Pollock weighs novels and short stories

Pollock-Grift

A recurring theme you’ll find here is the author that I wanted to read, or knew I should read, but for whatever reason I never got around to it. I discover this person and then become the umpteenth champion of their work. Today’s installment: Donald Ray Pollock. Yes, I read the great reviews for his [...]