An Elk River Books Reader
I'm enjoying a fat new anthology of works by Livingston authors, with a smattering of works from Billings. It celebrates the reopening of Elk River Books in Livingston, in its bright new quarters.
Livingston's literary history is legendary: In the seventies various writers collected here, including Tom McGuane, Richard Brautigan, Jim Harrison, Gatz Hjortsberg, and Tim Cahill. Along with them came Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Margot Kidder, and Sam Peckinpah.
The anthology has contributions from most of these literary luminaries, along with some material by newcomers. As its editor Allen Morris Jones points out, "After Brautigan's willful exit in 1984, things kicked into neutral; it was largely status quo for the next twenty years."
One of those who did settle here and prosper during the "status quo" was Walter Kirn, who has steadily made the best-seller lists, and he was welcomed into the anthology. Another was Peter Bowen, who is also included. Another was Maryanne Vollers, also included.
It's a splendid collection, written by gifted people, edited by a master, and available from Bangtail Press. You can buy it at Elk River Books in Livingston, and I promise you'll more than get your money's worth.
Livingston's literary history is legendary: In the seventies various writers collected here, including Tom McGuane, Richard Brautigan, Jim Harrison, Gatz Hjortsberg, and Tim Cahill. Along with them came Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Margot Kidder, and Sam Peckinpah.
The anthology has contributions from most of these literary luminaries, along with some material by newcomers. As its editor Allen Morris Jones points out, "After Brautigan's willful exit in 1984, things kicked into neutral; it was largely status quo for the next twenty years."
One of those who did settle here and prosper during the "status quo" was Walter Kirn, who has steadily made the best-seller lists, and he was welcomed into the anthology. Another was Peter Bowen, who is also included. Another was Maryanne Vollers, also included.
It's a splendid collection, written by gifted people, edited by a master, and available from Bangtail Press. You can buy it at Elk River Books in Livingston, and I promise you'll more than get your money's worth.
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