Who recommends it
- Robert DugoniInterview
The books I’ve recommended most to others are Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. The Green Mile by Stephen King. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah.
- The Best Western Books of All TimeReading list
This Pulitzer Prize–winning American classic of the American West is one of the most popular western novels of all time. Written by acclaimed author Larry McMurtry, this book tells the story of two ageing Texas Rangers embarking on one last adventure. The tale is full of bold characters and edge-of-your-seat action…
- Stephen WaltInterview
I’ve read all of Robertson Davies’ trilogies multiple times, along with the entire Sherlock Holmes canon, John Le Carré’s novels, Nero Wolfe Mysteries by Rex Stout, Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry, The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk, and I dip into my favorite biographies now and again. Other recurring guilty pleasures…
- Nick HornbyInterview
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry is one of the best books I’ve ever read, a huge, unforgettable, Dickensian Western.
- Todd ZywickiInterview
Two other books I’ve read more than once are more conventional. First, I have read the Lonesome Dove tetralogy twice. The series is the single greatest meditation on male friendship that I have come across. I’ve read each of Ayn Rand’s novels (We the Living, The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged, and Anthem) three times…
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