So there’s plenty of (so-called) Chick Lit out there, but aside from Nick Hornby, who’s holding down the dude side? Which is to say, I’m a big Hornby fan but have read all his books. I’m always hearing that he opened the door to the “lad lit” genre, but who stepped through it?

Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.