Noticed on a few blogs, writers discussing books and other writers. The most amazing disconnect is that many listed writers and books are not well written. They are well marketed, but the writing is flat, not engaging. The narratives are terrible, predictable and have no redeeming value. My question is about the value and the throughtfulness of today’s writers. The same names came up again and again. Let’s leave the marketing and ‘buzz’ of what to read and think about what has value, what pushes us to think and be thoughtful. What about writers who move us, who provoke and invoke thought or emotions. What about the writers who are truly giving us the gift of a narrative?