Harry Turtledove's In the Balance based on the recommendation of folks in the book series thread; funny how quickly you end up rooting for the bad guys from WWII!
Victor Hugo-Ninety-Three About the War in the Vendee. I believe it was Hugo's last work. So far, so good.
Just finished this, which I really enjoyed: It's a history of many of the developments of offensive and defensive schemes that have massively impacted the world of football on various levels. It covers stuff as old as the single-wing and even covers the emerging A-11. About to start this:
Gave up on the previous one. The book was to slow for me. I am sure when they made the movie they cut substantial parts of the book (I did not see the movie). Moved on to: Enjoying it so far, i.e. after about 100 pages.
I've never read anything by L'amour, anyone recommend one of the better works to start with? I love Westerns, as movies that is, my favorite genre, never really read western novels, think it's about time I started. In terms of interests in other fiction, I usually get into thriller/suspense/mystery but am opened to giving anything a shot.........
Since you are into "thriller/suspense/mystery", try some of the westerns by Elmore Leonard (he wrote 3:10 to Yuma).
Here you go. Another major plot point is that he ends up wrongly imprisoned in a Mexican jail, so at least one artist went that route.
I haven't read that many Westerns but I'm enjoying my L'Amour run right now. Quick reads all (mostly coming up shy of 200 pages) and just what I've been in the mood for. This is just my fifth of his books, but of the ones I've read I'd probably start with The Daybreakers. I also quite enjoyed Appaloosa by Robert B. Parker, among other things author of the Spenser novels. I need to check out the film made from that book with Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen and Renée Zellweger.
I read that book about 12 years ago, I remember enjoying it, not sure though....Read it after Intensity, which to this day is something I will always consider a favorite
About 15 chapters in. Really, really good. Genesis, trans. Robert Alter (mostly), illustrated by R. Crumb.
I just finished this: Horns by Joe Hill. I enjoyed it thoroughly. Had me from page 1. Maybe slightly lacking in the end, but the story is great, I thought.