Thomson wrote one of my favorite novels of recent years, Divided Kingdom
, many scenes of which still remain remarkably vivid in my mind. I also had great melancholic fun with it when it was a LitBlog Co-op nominee. (I haven't read any of Thomson's other books yet, but I will, I will...)
Matt, you must read them. I've pressed his work on all and sundry, even managing to get some of my kids to read The Book of Revelation, which is a personal favourite. And though my hatred of signings and interviews verges on the pathological, I might even be tempted to make an exception for Thomson if I were in NYC.
ReplyDeleteIt was nice to see you there.
ReplyDeleteIt was a marvelous event, and so much fun to see a bunch of people I'd either not seen in a while or only knew from their blogs and email addresses. And it was my first trip to McNally Robinson, which is a magnificent store. Many thanks to everybody for making it so fun.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, The Book of Revelation has risen high on my TBR pile. Ed Champion was grabbing unsuspecting pedestrians in the store and evangelizing the book to them. For all I know, he did that the whole way back to Brooklyn...