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I grew up on a small dairy farm in Minnesota. Had no idea I'd become a writer one day, but I enjoyed history and English classes in high school–along with lots of outdoor and team sports. Too skinny for football, good at basketball, great glove at third base but couldn't hit a curveball to save my life.

Off to college at Saint Cloud State University (Minnesota), and then the University in Minneapolis, as an "undeclared major," but eventually decided upon English. I graduated with my B.A. in English in 1972 at the height of the Vietnam period, which was a difficult time for everybody. To clear my head and figure out what to do about the draft, I went to California for work and school. The war ended, thankfully, and I landed in the Stanford W...more

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National Book Award Hangover

"I've mentioned earlier in this blog my experience as a judge for last year's National Book Awards, Young Adult panel. It involved reading 278 novels in a short summer. I knew I'd learn a lot about writing in the process, but was unprepared for the "hangover" effect upon my writing.

In a nutshell, the whole experience has shaken my confidence. There are so many good writers out there, and a trul... Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 3.74 · 1,732 ratings · 392 reviews · 20 distinct works · Similar authors

	Memory Boy (Memory Boy, #1) 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 310 ratings — published 2001 — 8 editions	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
	Defect 3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	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
	Claws 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions	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
	Sweet Land: New and Selected Stories 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	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
	The Survivors (Memory Boy, #2) 3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	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
	Full Service 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	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
	Red Earth, White Earth 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 1986 — 5 editions	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
	A Gravestone Made of Wheat 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions	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
	Saturday Night Dirt (Motor, #1) 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	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
	Hard Ball (Billy Baggs, #3) by Will Weaver (Goodreads Author), Michael Koelsch 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1998 — 7 editions	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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Memory Boy (2 books)
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3.604265402843602 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 422 ratings

Billy Baggs (3 books)
by Will Weaver (Goodreads Author), Michael Koelsch
3.944055944055944 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 143 ratings

Motor (3 books)
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3.731034482758621 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 145 ratings

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Will Weaver made a comment on Checkered Flag Cheater (Motor, #3) — Will Weaver, that's me.... "Thanks for the great comments on CFC. I wanted my three "Motor Novels" to more than just about cars, and that clearly that came through. best wishes,...more "
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“Sometimes I feel as if there's an explanation to my life that continues to escape me; that I've missed something noble, something sublime; that in some way I have cheated myself...life is so strange, so harsh.”
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“She wrote that she, too, always felt an outsider "...even to myself.”
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“No escape--like life itself.”
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