Russell Banks's Reading List

The author, most recently, of "A Permanent Member of the Family" steers clear of any book described as fantasy, "which to me says, 'Don't worry, Reader, Death will be absent here.'"

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By the Book: Russell Banks (2014)

NYT By the Book column (2014-01-02).

Source: www.nytimes.com

The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

Nassim Nicholas Taleb · 2007 · Buy on Amazon

""The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable," by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. But it's probably too late now. He should have read it back in November 2008."

Toby Tyler; Or, Ten Weeks With a Circus

James Otis · Buy on Amazon

"The book I remember most vividly from childhood is "Toby Tyler; Or, Ten Weeks With a Circus," by James Otis... I own a copy and have recently reread it, some of the time in tears."

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