On June 3, 2020, Interabang General Manager Kyle Hall sat down with Ben Fountain, the Dallas-based novelist and author of essays and short stories, for a freewheeling chat about books recently read, the books they love most (or frequently return to), and bookstores: favorites near and far, as well as the ones that made early impressions on each of them. Their hourlong conversation also includes Kyle’s example of how books have a way of pursuing the readers they’re meant for (his favorite book chased him for 20 years), the pros and cons of discount or rewards programs (all con, says Ben), the vital role of bookstores in our society, and a subtle battle between Kyle’s East Texas twang and Ben’s lilting Carolina accent. The booklist here includes most of the titles touched upon, including Ben’s publications.
Beautiful Country Burn Again: Democracy, Rebellion, and Revolution
By
Ben Fountain
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk: A Novel
By
Ben Fountain
Brief Encounters with Che Guevara: Stories
By
Ben Fountain
Charlotte's Web: A Harper Classic
By
E. B. White, Garth Williams (Illustrator) , Kate DiCamillo
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Child of Light: A Biography of Robert Stone
By
Madison Smartt Bell
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The Eye You See With: Selected Nonfiction
By
Robert Stone, Madison Smartt Bell
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Grant
By
Ron Chernow
The Annotated Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
By
Ulysses S. Grant, Elizabeth D. Samet
Horseman, Pass By
By
Larry McMurtry
Hurricane Season
By
Fernanda Melchor, Sophie Hughes
I Capture the Castle: Deluxe Edition
By
Dodie Smith, Jenny Han
Lonesome Dove: A Novel
By
Larry McMurtry
My Dark Vanessa: A Novel
By
Kate Elizabeth Russell
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A Tall History of Sugar
By
Curdella Forbes
War and Peace (Vintage Classics)
By
Leo Tolstoy, Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky
