Jim Harrison

We lost the giant among us here in Livingston. Jim Harrison's death is deeply felt here, among all who cherished him. His daughters, Anna Hjortsberg and Jamie Potenberg, took off yesterday for Arizona, where Jim had a winter home. I guess this closes a chapter in Livingston's unique literary history, which began when Tom McGuane moved here. I think Jim was probably the finest novelist I've ever read. Very few are left. I linger on.