Tess Gerritsen (born June 12, 1953) is an American novelist and retired physician. Read full biography of Tess Gerritsen →
One of the best Christmas presents I ever got was the globe that I now keep right beside my desk.
The hunting of monsters is not for the faint of heart. Nor is it for those who feel bound by such trivial doctrines as law or national borders.
For years I've wanted to write a book about mummies, and had been following the science of mummy CT scans when the premise for 'The... →
I organise jam sessions every month. We have an open session, so everyone knows about it, and we can get as many as 30 people showing up at the... →
'Lonesome Dove' by Larry McMurtry and 'The Poisonwood Bible' by Barbara Kingsolver have stuck with me throughout my life, and I think... →
Even if I never sold another book, I'd keep writing, because the stories are here, in my head. Stories that just need to be told. I love watching... →
Fans are always asking me where I get my ideas from. The answer is that I'm very curious, and I get inspiration from everywhere. I read the... →
I devote most of my day to writing, and try to turn out at least four pages a day. As for what triggers the creative process, it's a mystery to... →
I sold my first short story while I was home on maternity leave, then began working on novels. Since I was reading and enjoying romance novels at the... →
I think that, for physicians who want to become writers, they have the material, the smarts, they have the logic, they know the stories; it's... →
I'm Asian-American, and I was the only Chinese girl growing up in a white school in San Diego. So I understood what it was like to be different... →
I'm trained in science, believe in logic, and like to think there's an explanation for everything. And I'm truly not really at ease with... →
Mom and I often talked about the trip we'd someday take together to the 'city of eternal spring' where she was born. In Kunming, she... →
Tess Gerritsen (born June 12, 1953) is an American novelist and retired physician.