Tonight I had a hankering to look up two authors whose names have been knocking around in my head lately: Richard Powers and Claire Messud. Amazon has been insistent in recommending both to me, and a few weeks ago by someone whose opinion I respect also pointed me to Powers. Some searching on Bookslut for reviews led me to this wonderful interview with him. His take on the relationship between science and literature has convinced me to pick up The Echo Maker as soon as possible (6-12 months?).
Bookslut also had a tepid review of Messud's The Hunters, in keeping with the mixed notices on Amazon. I haven't given up the idea of checking her out, but it's on the back burner for now.
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