When you look at 'Grapes of Wrath,' the weakest moments are those in which Steinbeck is spouting a political idea directly at the reader. The... →
Philipp Meyer
I had the easiest publishing experience in the entire world. I sent out fifteen courier letters to agents, got five no replies, nine rejections and... →
Stephenie Meyer
There was a different ending to 'New Moon' originally. It was a much quieter book. It was very much all in Bella's head.
In terms of a narrative nonfiction book, when you're describing scenes that you have multiple sources for, and that you have differing sources... →
Ben Mezrich
I have come to understand and appreciate writers much more recently since I started working on a book last fall. Before that, I thought golf writers... →
Phil Mickelson
'Celebrate' is meant to be a guide to party planning and, as such, it has to cover the basics. If I were to write a cookery book, for... →
Pippa Middleton
Writing a book is not as tough as it is to haul thirty-five people around the country and sweat like a horse five nights a week.
Bette Midler
'Kraken' is a very undisciplined book. That's a gamble. If it doesn't come off, it's disastrous. But there are pleasures, I... →
China Mieville
I remember vividly what it's like to read as a 10-year-old - that passionate inhabiting of a book.
I like the idea of trying to write a book in every genre.