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Hunter S. Thompson was an American journalist and author, credited with inspiring the gonzo journalism movement (whereby journalists write without objectivity and often serve as part of the story in which he/she is writing) - if you haven't yet, check out Thompson's Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga and/or Fear and Loathing in Las …
Flannery O'Connor was an author and essayist praised and respected amongst fellow-writers and critics alike. Â You will surely find her two published novels,Wise Blood: A Novel (FSG Classics) and The Violent Bear It Away: A Novel (FSG Classics), cited in posts on this site as personal favorites of the renowned authors, musicians & directors examined …
Don Winslow is an author and screenwriter best known for his novels The Power of the Dog and the sequel thereto, The Cartel (Vintage Crime: Black Lizard), which examine the DEA's war on drugs in Mexico and the brutal techniques utilized by drug cartels to instill fear and control over the Mexican people.  Below is a selection of …
Elmore Leonard was a prolific author, best known for his western and crime fiction - many of his novels were subsequently adapted into films, including Jackie Brown (Tarantino), Out of Sight & Get Shorty. Many contemporary authors, including Dennis Lehane and George Pelecanos, credit Leonard's dialogue-driven prose and gritty depictions of the criminal underworld (at the center of …
Below, we examine a selection of the favorite books of the late, visionary businessman, Steve Jobs (courtesy of Business Insider).  Feel free to click on the images for more information. Be Here Now The Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas: The Original Edition Moby Dick (Wordsworth Classics) King Lear (Signet Classics) Diet for a Small Planet (20th …
Journalist, author, producer, and television series writer David Simon is probably best known as the creator of HBO's cult-classic series, The Wire. After working as a journalist with the Baltimore Sun, Simon spent a year shadowing detectives of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Squad throughout their investigations - notably, at the time, Baltimore was the …
Richard Price's first novel, The Wanderers, is a coming-of-age story revolving around several young, violent gang members in 1960's New York.  The novel, which Price wrote in his early 20s, is oft-cited as a literary masterpiece amongst his peers. Since that time, Price published Clockers (subsequently adapted into a film directed by Spike Lee), Bloodbrothers, Freedomland, Lush Life, and The Whites (published under …
Paul Thomas Anderson is, unquestionably, one of the most talented and respected filmmakers working in Hollywood today. His films, which span several genres - from historical dramas (There Will Be Blood) to neo-noir comedy-dramas (Inherent Vice) - are cited by his contemporaries as masterpieces and personal favorites. Anderson is currently filming a yet-to-be-titled film starring …
Bret Easton Ellis is the author of several celebrated books, including American Psycho (subsequently adapted into the 2000 film bearing the same title), Less Than Zero (the 1987 film starring Robert Downey Jr. was loosely based on this novel), Imperial Bedrooms, and The Rules of Attraction.  In the 1980s, Ellis was a member of the revered "Brat Pack," comprising of …
Cormac McCarthy may be the greatest living-writer today.  Many of his works, including Blood Meridian, No Country for Old Men, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Road, are cited by his contemporaries as masterpieces and personal favorites.  Indeed, you will see McCarthy's novels listed in many of this site's posts.  The following books, which you would surely find in …
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