The other day I mentioned how J. Haeske and I have been talking about the correlation between Jack Kerouac and John Steinbeck. I feel honored that the Retracing Jack Kerouac blog linked back to that conversation.
On the blog, Haeske reveals that it’s one of Steinbeck’s books that’s his favorite—not Kerouac’s. Can I let you in on a secret? Saul Bellow is probably* my favorite author. (*It’s hard to pick just one! That’s like picking your favorite child! Kerouac’s obviously right up there among my favorites with Bellow.) It’s interesting to discover that although we primarily blog about Kerouac and go to great lengths to read his works, study his literary techniques, research his biography, and retrace his footsteps, there might be one other author or book that for whatever reason we call our favorite.
Is that weird? Do you have a favorite book? Is your favorite book different from your favorite author?
Stephanie Nikolopoulos 
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