Richard Powers

First Vollmann, now Powers. It seems the folks at the National Book Foundation and I are in sync these days. At last report, shortly after the ceremony closed up, the poor man was mobbed.

For those who are absolutely new to Richard Powers (and what a treat you’re in for, if you are), here are some good places to start (I’ll add more to this list later):

REVIEWS/DISCUSSION OF THE ECHO MAKER

• Bibliography
• The Echo Maker Roundtable
• James Gibbons’ “Beyond Recognition” (Bookforum)
• Austin American-Statesman
• Time Out New York
• Entertainment Weekly
• Newsday
• Washington Post Book World (by Sebastian Faulks)
• San Francisco Chronicle
• Houston Chronicle
• Seattle Times
• Boston Globe
• Cleveland Plain-Dealer
• Colson Whitehead’s review for the NYTBR
• Slate

INTERVIEWS

• Wired (2006 — Steve Silberman)
• Interview with Sarah Weinman (2006 — conducted yesterday)
• Powell’s (2006 — Jill Owens)
• The Guardian (2003 — Emma Brockes)
• The Paris Review (Winter 2002-2003, featuring manuscript page)
• The Atlantic (2000 — behind paywall)
• “The Last Generalist” (1998 — Jeffrey Williams)