Went over to Borders in Scarsdale last week to hear the novelist Jonathan Tropper read from his novel of suburban disintegration This Is Where I Leave You. I just finishing reading the book myself, and enjoyed it very much. Tropper has a very nice touch. The book is a gallery of male archetypes, and pretty funny. During the Q&A session he said that he’s frequently compared to Nick Hornby, and I can easily see why. Both have a way of being funny and at the same time very generous about their characters’ shortcomings.