Ask the Dust by John Fante (1939)
physical copy borrowed via Interlibrary Loan from the SMU Library in Dallas, finished 08/06/2026
Reading the 100
In March of 2024, the Atlantic released their list of "The Great American" Novels of the last century and told us all, "You have to read them." This is a diary of my reading of them. And also, perhaps, some ideas about craft and inspiration.
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The U.S.A. Trilogy by John Dos Passos - The Big Money (1938)
physical copy borrowed from the SMU Library in Dallas, finished 07/21/2026
The U.S.A. Trilogy by John Dos Passos - The 42nd Parallel (1930) and 1919 (1932)
physical copy borrowed from the SMU Library in Dallas, finished 05/26/2026
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
physical copy borrowed from the Dallas Public Library, finished 07/17/2025
Death Comes For the Archbishop by Willa Cather
a craft discussion
East Goes West by Younghill Kang
physical copy borrowed from UT Austin through SMU Interlibrary Loan, finished 07/02/2025
Nightwood by Djuna Barnes
physical copy from the SMU library, finished 05/01/2025
Absalom! Absalom! by William Faulkner
physical copy from the SMU library, finished 04/04/2025
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
physical copy from the SMU library, finished 12/09/24
Passing by Nella Larsen
physical copy from the Dallas Public Library, finished 10/25/2024