Tom Drury

The End of Vandalism (2006)

Sometimes you read a book and wonder, "Where have you been all my life?"Well, Tom Drury's "The End of Vandalism" has been sitting tucked away in boxes and hidden closets the past seven or so years, in fact, not making the grade for inclusion on my overflowing main bookshelves. Finally, I found it...

The Black Brook (2000)

I first heard about this book while reading a review of Tom Drury's new novel "Pacific" by Daniel Handler in the New York Times. Handler was ebullient about "Pacific" but also made specific mention of "The Black Brook" as one of his personal favorites. So I went in predisposed to liking the book,...

Hunts in Dreams (2013)

A few months back I read Drury's The End of Vandalism and found myself completely charmed by this writer. Some writers write to a large base of fans, some to a smaller group and some find that their greatest witnesses to their talent are other writers themselves. One would be hard pressed to find...

The Driftless Area (2006)