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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
1
Jim Shepard
Other Men's Daughters (Richard Stern)
Other Men's Daughters
2
Richard Stern
Henry Green: Loving
Henry Green: Loving
3
The Art of Flight (Sergio Pistol)
The Art of Flight
4
Sergio Pistol
Stoner (Williams)
Stoner
5
Williams
Desperate Characters (Paula Fox)
Desperate Characters
6
Paula Fox
All That Is (James Salter)
All That Is
7
James Salter
Going Native
Going Native
8
The Argonauts (Maggie Nelson)
The Argonauts
9
Maggie Nelson
The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis (Lydia Davis)
The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis
10
Lydia Davis
Wittgenstein's Mistress (David Markson)
Wittgenstein's Mistress
11
David Markson
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing (Eimear McBride)
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing
12
Eimear McBride
Airships (Barry Hannah)
Airships
13
Barry Hannah
A Manual for Cleaning Women (Lucia Berlin)
A Manual for Cleaning Women
14
Lucia Berlin
The Visiting Privilege (Joy Williams)
The Visiting Privilege
15
Joy Williams
A Distant Trumpet (Paul Horgan)
A Distant Trumpet
16
Paul Horgan
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
17
Richard Yates
The Complete Western Stories (Elmore Leonard)
The Complete Western Stories
18
Elmore Leonard
An Unfinished Season (Ward Just)
An Unfinished Season
19
Ward Just
The Night Inspector (Frederick Busch)
The Night Inspector
20
Frederick Busch
Trust Exercise (Susan Choi)
Trust Exercise
21
Susan Choi
Snow Hunters (Paul Yoon)
Snow Hunters
22
Paul Yoon
The Friend (Sigrid Nunez)
The Friend
23
Sigrid Nunez
My Struggle (Karl Ove Knausgaard)
My Struggle
24
Karl Ove Knausgaard
The Journalist and the Murderer (Janet Malcolm)
The Journalist and the Murderer
25
Janet Malcolm
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz
26
W.G. Sebald
The Story of a Million Years (David Huddle)
The Story of a Million Years
27
David Huddle
Dear Life: Stories (Alice Munro)
Dear Life: Stories
28
Alice Munro
The Selected Stories of Mavis Gallant (Mavis Gallant)
The Selected Stories of Mavis Gallant
29
Mavis Gallant
The Stories of Breece D'j Pancake (Breece D'j Pancake)
The Stories of Breece D'j Pancake
30
Breece D'j Pancake
The Art of the Wasted Day (Patricia Hampl)
The Art of the Wasted Day
31
Patricia Hampl
Stories in the Worst Way (Gary Lutz)
Stories in the Worst Way
32
Gary Lutz
Jakob Von Gunten (Robert Walser)
Jakob Von Gunten
33
Robert Walser
Winter's Bone (Daniel Woodrell)
Winter's Bone
34
Daniel Woodrell
The Hot Rock
The Hot Rock
35
10:04 (Ben Lerner)
10:04
36
Ben Lerner
Ask the Dust (John Fante)
Ask the Dust
37
John Fante
The Collected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick (Elizabeth Hardwick)
The Collected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick
38
Elizabeth Hardwick
Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer
Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer
39
Jesus' Son (Denis Johnson)
Jesus' Son
40
Denis Johnson
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