I second the Moore! A Dirty Job is *excellent*, in a surreal way. I nearly ruptured something laughing. I only just discovered him a few months ago, but I'm on the lookout for the rest of his stuff.
And on the YA front, have you tried John Green? I haven't read him yet, but his vlog (http://brotherhood2.com) is great. (And he's a recent Kenyon alum, so you should read him anyway...)
Oh, and I'm currently reading some Robert A. Heinlein. He's old skool sci-fi, focusing on the psychological and sociological effects of futuristic technology much more than the technology itself. I'm in the middle of Expanded Universe, a whopping big collection of short stories. He follows the classic sci-fi tradition of having not just an active imagination, but actual writing skills as well, plus a sardonic sense of humor.
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Date: 2007-06-16 07:11 pm (UTC)And on the YA front, have you tried John Green? I haven't read him yet, but his vlog (http://brotherhood2.com) is great. (And he's a recent Kenyon alum, so you should read him anyway...)
Oh, and I'm currently reading some Robert A. Heinlein. He's old skool sci-fi, focusing on the psychological and sociological effects of futuristic technology much more than the technology itself. I'm in the middle of Expanded Universe, a whopping big collection of short stories. He follows the classic sci-fi tradition of having not just an active imagination, but actual writing skills as well, plus a sardonic sense of humor.
Have fun!