2: Novelist and short-story writer ROBERT BOSWELL. He's best known for his novels, "Crooked Hearts," and "The Geography of Desire." Of those books, one reviewer wrote (Mr. Boswell) "has a marvelous ability to creat ensemble pieces populated by people who are rich in both psychological detail and idiosyncrasy." His novels focus on families, and the connections between people. BOSWELLS's new novel is "Mystery Ride," (Knopf) about a failed marriage that endures, however, in the hearts of the couple. BOSWELL also teaches at New Mexico State University and at the Warren Wilson Master of Fine Arts Program for Writers in North Carolina.
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