Favorite Books
These are the books that influenced me to write: 1. Cruel Shoes - Steve Martin 2. Bagombo Snuff Box - Kurt Vonnegut 3. Naked Pictures of Famous People - John Stewart 4. Post Office - Charles Bukowski 5. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - Dave Eggers 6. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck 7. Pure Drivel - Steve Martin 8. The Area of my Expertise - John Hodgeman 9. At Swim, Two Birds - Flann O'Brien 10. Against the Day - Thomas Pynchon
What I'm Reading
The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
Favorite Authors
John Steinbeck, Kurt Vonnegut, Charles Bukowski, Jean-Paul Sartre (No Exit and Nausea), William Gass (probably the most under rated writer ever!)
Steven Gripp’s Bookmarks
"The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you."”
—David Foster Wallace
About Steven
I am a pure example of the last bastion of a decent writer beginning from square one. I live out in Austin, TX and, while teaching Creative Wrting and AP Literature, my time has been mainly focused on nourishing a beautifiul family.
Steven’s Favorite Books
These are the books that influenced me to write: 1. Cruel Shoes - Steve Martin 2. Bagombo Snuff Box - Kurt Vonnegut 3. Naked Pictures of Famous People - John...