Karl Soehnlien was here for a local reading when The World of Normal Boys was published; I liked him and I liked his book; for those of you who may hail from the Upper Midwest (and for those who do not!), I'd recommend "Oranges" by Gary Eldon Peter; here is a blurb from the Minneapolis paper:http://www.startribune.com/review-oranges-by-gary-eldon-peter/495209601/