Author Shout-Out

I've recently discovered the work of Sherman Alexie, having read "The Diary of a Part-Time Indian" (young adult fiction), and "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven" (young adult short stories--how awesome is that title??). I've watched his interviews on Stephen Colbert, and have the movie "Smoke Signals", which he wrote, ordered on Netflix. He's a fascinating writer who grew up on an indian reservation in Spokane, Washington. His work seems very much reflective of all he saw, hear...