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I was rather surprised that nobody (esp. Barra) mentioned Denver writer William H. Henderson. His novel "The Rest of the Earth" is simply one of the most astounding American novels of the past 20 years. Other than maybe Pynchon's "Mason and Dixon" I haven't read a better American novel in ages. The level of description is on par with Cormac M., and the characters are A. Proulx worthy. I haven't read his new one, "Augusta Locke" yet but I can't wait to do so. The truth is, the literary elites miss out on nearly everything worth reading and have for years. If the characters can't travel by subway, cab or limo, they simply don't exist. God forbid they ride a horse, or even worse drive a pick-up truck.
