Uncovering the Untold Mysteries Behind Larry McMurtry’s Legendary Life in ‘Western Star’
Reviewed by Christy Moore
In his new book Western Star: The Life and Legends of Larry McMurtry, David Streitfeld quotes Julie Solchek, a young woman who moved from Tucson to Texas to work in McMurtry’s Archer City bookstore. Solchek said she made the move to the town McMurtry portrayed as small minded and dying in The Last Picture Show because McMurtry made her laugh. “He had all the gossip about everyone,” she said, “from Henry James to Christopher Hitchins.”
