One of his six favorite books, as shared at The Week magazine:
Swing Hammer Swing! by Jeff TorringtonRead about the other entries on the list.
After reading an energetic, positive review buried deep within The New York Times one day, I bought this Glasgow-set first novel and was thrilled by the writing: Swing Hammer Swing! is funny, clever, and bleak as hell. I wrote Torrington a fan letter, the only one I've ever written. Never received a reply. No hard feelings.
--Marshal Zeringue