I like to get suggestions on what to read. I'll look at Twitter, people I like, people I admire... I'll go and research the book, download it... →
Vance Joy
I've always liked getting away with just a little bit of what you're not supposed to. Like my first book, Billy's Booger, got me in... →
William Joyce
The first book I ever wrote was in fourth grade and it was called 'Billy's Booger.' It was an autobiographical piece about a kid who was... →
I started work on my first French history book in 1969; on 'Socialism in Provence' in 1974; and on the essays in Marxism and the French Left... →
Tony Judt
I even smoke in bed. Imagine smoking a cigar in bed, reading a book. Next to your bed, there's a cigar table with a special cigar ashtray, and... →
Raul Julia
An erratum is a correction inserted into a book after publication. It's a nice thing to collect because you can't go after them, you just... →
Miranda July
The only other thing which I think is important is: Don't write a book or start a book with the expectation of communicating a message in a very... →
Norton Juster
A good book written for children can be read by adults.
And when I'm writing, I write a lot anyway. I might write pages and pages of conversation between characters that don't necessarily end up in... →
I received a grant from The Ford Foundation to write a book for kids about urban perception, or how people experience cities, but I kept putting off... →