READERSVOICE.COM aims to collect a few interesting reading tips. William Hjortsberg’s Jubilee Hitchhiker, The Life and Times of Richard Brautigan, is like a camera following Richard Brautigan around. The book seems to bring to life the many people and places he lived in, including San Francisco in the 1950s and 60s, and discusses his place in the various literary movements of the late twentieth century. It is full of specific information, but the research is unobtrusive. It’s the book for people who wish there could be another Brautigan novel.
The importance of experience and travel for writers...
William Hjortsberg, author of Jubilee Hitchhiker, The life and times of Richard Brautigan, talks about specific information...
William Hjortsberg’s journey from fantasy fiction to biography...
William Hjortsberg talks about An Unfortunate Woman, and mentions some other favorite books and authors, like Ross MacDonald and Jim Thompson.