George Saunders

Here are two great George Saunders things:

• "Bohemians" - a story published almost two years ago. I just rediscovered it in my back issues a couple weeks ago. It was noted as Saunders's move from hyperrealism to realism, but all I could think as I read it was: This is America!
  
• An interview with Robert Birnbaum. My favorite part is after the mid-way point and Saunders talks about how great it was to see Tobias Wolf as "a nice person. A loving and loved person" instead of the tortured, manic, insane artist-writer that so pervades public imagination of what characterizes brilliant writers.