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Samuel Ligon

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in Baltimore, The United States

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Samuel Ligon is the author of two novels—Among the Dead and Dreaming and Safe in Heaven Dead—and two collections of stories, Wonderland, illustrated by Stephen Knezovich, and Drift and Swerve. He's co-editor, with Kate Lebo, of Pie & Whiskey: Writers Under the Influence of Butter & Booze. His stories have appeared in The Georgia Review, Prairie Schooner, The New England Review, Post Road, Okey-Panky, Alaska Quarterly Review, Gulf Coast, New Orleans Review, and elsewhere. His essays appear in the Inlander. He’s the editor of Willow Springs and the artistic director of the Port Townsend Writers’ Conference. He teaches at Eastern Washington University in Spokane. ...more

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	Pie & Whiskey: Writers under the Influence of Butter & Booze by Kate Lebo (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Samuel Ligon (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Virginia Reeves (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.97 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Among the Dead and Dreaming: A Novel 3.59 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Safe in Heaven Dead: A Memento-Style Literary Noir of Family Tragedy and Political Conspiracy 4.25 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2003 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drift and Swerve 4.58 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wonderland: Stories by Samuel Ligon (Goodreads Author), Stephen Knezovich (Illustrations) 4.33 avg rating — 36 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Willow Springs 69 by Samuel Ligon (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Willow Springs, Steve Adams (Contributor) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Willow Springs 62 by Samuel Ligon (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Elizabeth Austen (Contributor), Michele Glazer (Contributor) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Willow Springs 80 by Samuel Ligon (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Megan Rowe (Managing Editor), Elizabeth Austen (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Willow springs 79 it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 2: by Samuel

Dec 04, 2008 10:26AM

Hi, Joe.

I love O'Connor's stories, but her novels
aren't as interesting to me. I like Wise
Blood, but I just don't think it compares
to the stories.

Cheers,

Sam

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message 1: by Joseph

Dec 03, 2008 11:36AM

Hi,Sam.
You have a great reading list.I was fortunate to have lunch with Anthony Abbott,legendary,semi-retired Professor of English at Davidson College, as well as much published author of books of poetry and novels(See Leaving Maggie Hope etc.)He noted that O'Connor ,who I debated doing my Master's thesis on, was among the very finest of American short story writers and one all writers should study.I even liked her novels, though not as much as her short stories.
For what it's worth,
Joe