Book Rec of the Day 1/25/2007

IF YOU LIKE GARRISON KEILLOR,
YOU’LL LOVE...

You might expect the lake in the title of this first novel to be Wobegone. That’s how smart, witty, and deeply Midwestern Amick’s book is. In fact, it’s Lake Michigan, and the book takes place during the summer in the fictional resort town of Weneshkeen, where all manner of mischief happens. Each chapter concerns another character in linked narratives that propel the story along. “Very moving and very funny,” in the estimation of The Washington Post.

THE LAKE, THE RIVER & THE OTHER LAKE, by Steve Amick (Pantheon, 2005)