The patrons of Burke's Books in Memphis, TN are lucky as hell, as the proprietor of this fine indie bookseller is none other than the fine author, Corey Mesler. I bet they pay attention to his suggestions:
This fall season of new books is dominated by novels by must-read
authors. It’s quite revitalizing, really, especially when there is a
new Philip Roth to think about. But the best novel I’ve read in this overwhelming crop of new fiction is Richard Powers’ Generosity: An Enhancement.
Powers is always good, always a heady mix of good storytelling and
extravagant ideas, normally having something to do with science and its
ethical dilemmas. This is one of his best.
In
1988, the same year Corey Mesler became that holy thing, a father, he began working
at Burke’s Book Store, one of the country’s oldest (1875) and best
independent bookstores. He and his wife bought it in 2000. They struggle.
Small businesses do and small bookstores do, hellishly.
Aside from his two published novels, his book of short stories and his many chapbooks—chapbooks which seem to appear on my lawn like mushrooms—he has many Works in Progress, including a finished novel (Following Richard Brautigan, due out in 2010 from Livingston Press) He also has a novel entitled The Ballad of the Two Tom Mores, due out in Spring 2010, from Bronx River Press
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