One of the great upsides to a national book tour is the chance to break out of television's cocoon and interact directly with the American people.
Oliver North
Luckily I haven't fallen into the trap, which has claimed so many writers, of living from day to day thinking 'Ah, I'll write a book... →
Amelie Nothomb
I wrote that letter, and the one to Nixon. And I wrote more letters, and I thought it might be a magazine article. At that time I sent it to Esquire... →
Don Novello
I have like 250 letters that I have to whittle it down to 150. Only then do you have the whole overview of a book. When it was finally edited, at... →
I never thought I'd be a writer. I never thought I'd be able to read a book, let alone write one. So if books like this inspire kids to... →
I've always relied a lot on landscape in my books, the atmosphere of a particular place, as well as a fair amount of external action. While... →
Kem Nunn
Take a newspaper account of Waterloo or Trafalgar, with all the small advertisements: it seems much more real than reading about it in a history book.
Patrick O'Brian
President Clinton signed a $10 million deal to write a book by 2003. Isn't that amazing? Yes, and get this, not only that, President Bush signed... →
Conan O'Brien
I love baseball - 'Moneyball' was my favorite book when I was 13.
Dylan O'Brien
I am not afraid that the book will be controversial, I'm afraid it will not be controversial.
Flannery O'Connor