Mentalfloss asks "What's a book that's changed your life?"Anybody who's read Xmastime for more than 10 minutes knows I love me some Eric Kraft, as Little Follies: The Personal History, Adventures, Experiences & Observations of Peter Leroy is my favorite book of all time, and meeting Kraft in college definitely had the biggest impact on me as a "writer." Turns out he's speaking at The Center for Fiction on November 10. I'll definitely going, and encourage any Xmastime "fans" to join me. Maybe I'll let you buy me an aperitif. Whatever the hell that is. Maybe I'll drop my old professor's name and become the "teacher's pet"! :)
That's an interesting thought. I'd say number one is Little Follies: The Personal History, Adventures, Experiences & Observations of Peter Leroy. It made me realize that it was okay to write as I thought and spoke, which is wandering and digressive, as well as teaching me the old "when the truth becomes legend, print the legend" notion. Remembrance of Things Past is the godfather of this style, which Kraft constantly mentions as an influence.- XMASTIME
Eric Kraft site HERE.
Earlier Xmastime blatherings on him HERE.
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