I had to laugh when I read about your distaste for some of the “new age” writing that was once so popular: Richard Bach and Tom Robbins, both of which I did at one point enjoy (granted, I was a teenager, and I haven’t revisited the books since then). Of course, the paperback version of the first book has to sell well enough to make a sequel remotely viable. I’d like to explore some of them in greater detail, and also include some the editor and I fought over, like JB Priestley, Ursula Curtiss, Algernon Blackwood, and Willa Cather. I have another 300 to choose from! Although 99 made the list for the first volume, the book actually contained many more passing references which need fleshing out. What authors are next on your list for a volume two? I see that The Book of Forgotten Authors began as a column before you made it into this collection of short essays. After I reviewed The Book of Forgotten Authors, the non-forgotten author, Christopher Fowler, got in touch we exchanged a few emails about some of our old favorites (including Betty MacDonald, one of my nominees for inclusion in the sequel) and, as I am generally nosy about the creative process, and he is quite courteous, he kindly agreed to answer some questions for NewsWhistle readers.
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