A good heavy book holds you down. It's an anchor that keeps you from getting up and having another gin and tonic.
Roy Blount, Jr.
At religious instruction classes, I encountered The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan, and the sincerity of the traveller in that book was... →
Lionel Blue
I am a big defender of 'Harry Potter,' and I think any book that gets kids to read are books that we should cherish, we should be thankful... →
Judy Blume
When I started to write, it was the '70s, and throughout that decade, we didn't have any problems with book challenges or censorship.
When I'm writing a book, you can't think about your audience. You're going to be in big trouble if you think about it. You're got to... →
I always have trouble with titles for my books. I usually have no title until the editor has to present the book and calls me frantically, 'Judy... →
I meet people on the street or at book signings and they tend to treat me as if they know me, as if we're connected. It's great.
It was the biggest suppression of voting rights in our country's history since Jim Crow. And the thread of race runs from the beginning to the... →
Sidney Blumenthal
The book shows Clinton in the presidency as a profile in growth.
I think the most important lesson isn't necessarily to try and write a different book every time, or to try and brand yourself and write one... →
Chris Bohjalian