Chris Vognar

Masterful... LeBron isn’t just great sportswriting, it’s also vivid narrative journalism... Benedict’s greatest feat here might be the way he cuts through both the public hysteria surrounding James and the superstar’s own protective field to paint a portrait of a man in full.

Chris Vognar

Talked to @drlwatkins about her superb debut novel Perish, a multigenerational chronicle of a Black family in West Texas. https://t.co/3CDwGLw3CS

Chris Vognar

This is the rare rock star memoir written by a rock star who, you get the impression, could have been a writer ... Bono has a gift for making even the unattainable seem relatable ... He’s humble, even self-effacing. He might be fun to have a beer with. He is very much of this Earth.

Chris Vognar

They have the pulpy verve of Harlem’s crime fiction godfather, Chester Himes, combined with the literary heft of Whitehead’s more garlanded novels. In elevating the crime genre, Whitehead reminds us that, at its best, it was doing just fine to begin with.

Chris Vognar

Evening reading: For my first @PublishersWkly piece I spoke with Clancy Martin about How Not to Kill Yourself, his memoir/philosophy text/guide book on why you should choose to stay alive. https://t.co/JGwJxRAJuP

Chris Vognar

Between Shutter Island and Black Bird Dennis Lehane is really digging on the criminally insane

Chris Vognar

Hey, Meat. Ron Shelton’s new book on Bull Durham is wise to the ways of both filmmaking and baseball. I wrote about it for @USATODAY.

Chris Vognar

Have spent my day reading Marianne Wiggins’ new novel Properties of Thirst, which I am far enough into to say it’s fantastic. Will be reviewing soon.

Chris Vognar

For the @latimes I wrote about some troublemaking World War II era pacifists — including my grandfather. @danakst’s new book, War By Other Means, is first rate. https://t.co/BL0HMinv6U

Chris Vognar

Enjoyed Jane Smiley’s latest novel, an Old West murder mystery in which being a woman is ‘A Dangerous Business.’ I reviewed for @USATODAY. https://t.co/YpYhodXiGp