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40 Writer's Writers Whomst Readers Should Read (+ Bonuses)

Those writers that are read and very appreciated by other writers, but that readers may enjoy as well!
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The Book of Aron (Jim Shepard)
The Book of Aron
Jim Shepard
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Other Men's Daughters (Richard Stern)
Other Men's Daughters
Richard Stern
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Henry Green: Loving
Henry Green: Loving
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The Art of Flight (Sergio Pistol)
The Art of Flight
Sergio Pistol
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Stoner (Williams)
Stoner
Williams
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Desperate Characters (Paula Fox)
Desperate Characters
Paula Fox
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All That Is (James Salter)
All That Is
James Salter
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Going Native
Going Native
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The Argonauts (Maggie Nelson)
The Argonauts
Maggie Nelson
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The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis (Lydia Davis)
The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis
Lydia Davis
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Wittgenstein's Mistress (David Markson)
Wittgenstein's Mistress
David Markson
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A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing (Eimear McBride)
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing
Eimear McBride
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Airships (Barry Hannah)
Airships
Barry Hannah
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A Manual for Cleaning Women (Lucia Berlin)
A Manual for Cleaning Women
Lucia Berlin
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The Visiting Privilege (Joy Williams)
The Visiting Privilege
Joy Williams
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A Distant Trumpet (Paul Horgan)
A Distant Trumpet
Paul Horgan
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Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
Richard Yates
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The Complete Western Stories (Elmore Leonard)
The Complete Western Stories
Elmore Leonard
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An Unfinished Season (Ward Just)
An Unfinished Season
Ward Just
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The Night Inspector (Frederick Busch)
The Night Inspector
Frederick Busch
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Trust Exercise (Susan Choi)
Trust Exercise
Susan Choi
22
Snow Hunters (Paul Yoon)
Snow Hunters
Paul Yoon
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The Friend (Sigrid Nunez)
The Friend
Sigrid Nunez
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My Struggle (Karl Ove Knausgaard)
My Struggle
Karl Ove Knausgaard
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The Journalist and the Murderer (Janet Malcolm)
The Journalist and the Murderer
Janet Malcolm
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Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz
W.G. Sebald
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The Story of a Million Years (David Huddle)
The Story of a Million Years
David Huddle
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Dear Life: Stories (Alice Munro)
Dear Life: Stories
Alice Munro
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The Selected Stories of Mavis Gallant (Mavis Gallant)
The Selected Stories of Mavis Gallant
Mavis Gallant
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The Stories of Breece D'j Pancake (Breece D'j Pancake)
The Stories of Breece D'j Pancake
Breece D'j Pancake
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The Art of the Wasted Day (Patricia Hampl)
The Art of the Wasted Day
Patricia Hampl
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Stories in the Worst Way (Gary Lutz)
Stories in the Worst Way
Gary Lutz
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Jakob Von Gunten (Robert Walser)
Jakob Von Gunten
Robert Walser
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Winter's Bone (Daniel Woodrell)
Winter's Bone
Daniel Woodrell
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The Hot Rock
The Hot Rock
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10:04 (Ben Lerner)
10:04
Ben Lerner
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Ask the Dust (John Fante)
Ask the Dust
John Fante
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The Collected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick (Elizabeth Hardwick)
The Collected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick
Elizabeth Hardwick
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Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer
Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer
40
Jesus' Son (Denis Johnson)
Jesus' Son
Denis Johnson
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