Fiction (novel)
Scribner, February 2008
Shavetail
"The story of 17 year old Ned Thorne who joins the army and gets posted to the furthest outpost of the Arizona Territory in 1871, where he must prove himself to his superiors and himself."
Fiction
Acts of Contrition
"this stunning collection of short stories draws unrelenting portraits of cruelty."
--Jeffrey Greene
Fiction (novel)
Crazy Heart
"a bitter, witty psychological profile of genius that is also a wonderful celebration of country music."
--Donald Barthelme