Like many of us, I read a ton of novels in high school and later on at college. It was part of the education process to expand and shape my young, fallow mind. Then I never read another single word written by many of the authors (i.e., Faulkner, James). For whatever reason, their fiction just didn't track or click with me. I suppose I had in the back of my mind to try then again, but I never got around to it.

On the other hand, I did go on with reading a few such fiction authors. Flannery O'Connor springs to mind. Just this past year I read several of her books with relish. Ernest Hemingway is a long-time favorite. Harry Crews continued to interest me after my post-grad coursework. Edith Wharton I still read once in awhile. I also like F. Scott Fitzgerald. Also Hammett, Cain, and Chandler, of course.

So, I guess all that reading I did in school did carry over in my reader's days to come.

Happy reading to you and yours!

By Ed Lynskey
Twitter: @edlynskey
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