Why people recommend it
The Risk Pool by Richard Russo is a poignant 1988 novel exploring difficult family dynamics, small-town stagnation, and a complex father-son relationship in upstate New York. On the podcast The Book Review in an episode titled Joshua Ferris on The Dinner Party, released on July 18, 2024, John Williams discussed the publication. During the episode, John Williams explained that the primary reading he accomplished that week involved dipping back into Richard Russo's novel to read specific passages. He noted that this return to the 1988 book was prompted by Jen Senior, one of the daily book critics on staff, reviewing a newer collection of short stories by the same author titled Trajectory. His reflections demonstrated how the release of new work by an established author can send readers back to revisit earlier milestones in their bibliographies, rediscovering the thematic roots and stylistic development that defined their literary careers over many decades of writing.
Who recommended it
- John Williams Recommended
John Williams — 1 mention
“and so really the only thing I I read this week was that I dipped back into and read some passages from um Richard Russo's 1988 novel the risk pool because Jen senior one of our daily book critics reviewed his new collection of short stories called trajectory”