Walter Murch Books Novels & Stories

I’ve spent more late nights than I care to admit rereading essays and long, winding sentences, so when someone asks about bestselling titles by David Wallace I naturally think of David Foster Wallace — his name comes up in every lit-nerd chat I lurk in. The big ones that sell and stick with people are 'Infinite Jest' (the sprawling cult classic everyone either loves or fears), 'Brief Interviews with Hideous Men' (shorter, unnerving, very readable), and 'The Pale King' (the posthumous, unfinished novel that still found a huge audience).

Beyond those headline-makers, there are essay collections and shorter works that sell well among different crowds: 'Consider the Lobster' gathers a lot of his non-fiction pieces, and 'Everything and More' is the unusual, math-y deep dive that attracts a niche following. Also, the printed speech 'This Is Water' has been packaged into popular booklets and gift editions that move copies steadily.

If you meant a different David Wallace (there are a few authors with similar names), tell me which one and I’ll narrow it down — but for literary fandoms and bestseller lists, those are the David Foster Wallace titles people buy again and again.