Australian SF book publishing has undergone a boom recently, and sometimes it's easier for new writers to sell a book to a local publisher first... →
Greg Egan
I felt more doubtful than usual with 'Goon Squad,' because I knew that the book's genre wasn't easily named - Novel? Stories?... →
Jennifer Egan
It seemed impossible that a scrappy book like 'Goon Squad' could win an award like that. It's such an iconic honor. I think what the... →
The book that is the closest genetically to 'Goon Squad' is 'Look at Me.' It has the futuristic element - although, freakishly... →
I publish my own books, so there isn't a certain editor I owe the book to at a publishing house.
Dave Eggers
When I was on the bestseller list with the first book, everyone who knows me knows that every week it continued to be on the list was a very dark... →
It was just an idea I had, that it could be cool to have a book covered in fake fur.
Every time I get through the work on a book of nonfiction, I say I'll never do it again; it takes so much out of you.
I worked at magazines for over 10 years before I even thought of writing a book.
Tim O'Brien's book about Vietnam, 'The Things They Carried', has won every award, is studied in college and is considered to be... →