What a sense of security in an old book which time has criticized for us.
James Russell Lowell
I don't for one second think about the possibility of censorship when I am writing a new book. I know I am a person who cares about kids and who... →
Lois Lowry
I think 'The Giver' is such a moral book, so filled with important truths, that I couldn't believe anyone would want to suppress it, to... →
'Gathering Blue' was a separate book. I wanted to explore what a society might become after a catastrophic world event. Only at the end did I... →
If somebody takes the time, a: to read a book that I have written, and then to b: care about it enough to write me and ask questions, surely I owe... →
Often in the past, there have been authors that were deeply disappointed in their adaptation, but that's because they haven't accepted the... →
One hopes that with a book or movie, the reader or the audience will emerge from it thinking. That's the most you can hope for: that you've... →
I think of every book as a single entity, and some have later gone on to become a series, often at the request of readers.
I tend not to think about audience when I'm writing. Many people who read 'The Giver' now have their own kids who are reading it. Even... →
Because I have two houses, I invariably get immersed in a book and then discover it's at the other house.