I wrote two plotted books, got some of the fundamentals of storytelling down, then... it's sort of like taking the training wheels off, trying to... →
Jonathan Franzen
The clue to book jacket photography is to look friendly and approachable, but not too glamorous.
Antonia Fraser
I am re-reading Henry James as a change from history. I began with Daisy Miller, and I've just finished Washington Square. What a brilliant... →
I hate the only one of my book jackets when I was made up professionally, my hair made into a smooth bell.
The concentration in my book on Marie Antoinette's childhood and on her family influences. It is surprising how some books actually start with... →
A book tour is not a good opportunity to let your mind wander. You have to pay attention, remember salespeople's and interviewers' names... →
Ian Frazier
You can find dozens of books about people taking the Trans-Siberian Railroad. I knew I had to do something different to cross Siberia. To drive and... →
I am an author, and like many in my profession, I am also a traveling salesman, going all over in an attempt to persuade people to spend twenty-five... →
I'd read books in Russian, and they would take me forever. I wanted to write a book that would last and would not be superficial. Siberian-travel... →
On two or three book tours, I have visited bookstores in the Mall of America and signed copies of my books and introduced myself to store employees... →