This discussion list was formed around the work of the late literary figure John Champlin Gardner (1933-1982), author of numerous critical works, children's books, and novels. Some of these books are "Grendel," "The Sunlight Dialogues," "Nickel Mountain," "Mickelsson's Ghosts," "On Moral Fiction," and "The Art of Fiction."

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