You Must Read This "You Must Read This" presents conversations with writers about the books they love to read and recommend.
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Writers recommend their all-time favorite books

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Louis L'Amour authored 17 rugged Western novels about the gun-slinging Sackett clan. He died at age 80 in 1988. John Hamilton hide caption

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John Hamilton

Saddle Up For A Wild Western Ride, L'Amour Style

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Wednesday

Novelist and editor William Maxwell died in 2000. He was 91 years old. Wyatt Counts/AP hide caption

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Lit Novelist Confesses Nerd Love For Sci Fi Classic

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Tuesday

Well-Written 'Letters': Saul Bellow Shows Us How

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Monday

'Oreo': A Satire Of Racial Identity, Inside And Out

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