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PRINTOn the nightstand: Peter Hessler
February 25, 2010 | 12:00 a.m. CST
What he's reading
We were the Mulvaneys
By Joyce Carol Oates
"I just started this book, but it's a portrait of a family in upstate New York, and it's about their decline and some of their family secrets."
What he recommends
Rule of the Bone
By Russell Banks
“It’s in a kid’s voice. A number of critics describe it as a modern-day Huckleberry Finn. The narrator is a boy who has had a bad family life and is trying to make his way in the world. It’s a really engaging voice and a really engaging story.”
The Orchid Thief
By Susan Orlean
“It’s a portrait of Florida and the weird communities you have down there. She’s a really talented nonfiction writer. I admire her voice and her sense of language.”
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