I get letters from college kids who have read Percy Jackson when they were younger who tell me, 'I just passed my Classics exam.' The books... →
Rick Riordan
The deeper I go into mythology, the more I find. I originally did five 'Percy Jackson' books. I thought that would cover Greek mythology and... →
It's wonderful being an author and having so many kids enjoying my books. That's always been my dream job, and I feel very lucky to be able... →
It seems like just yesterday my son was hiding under the table to avoid reading. Now, he's writing books longer than mine!
Every child is different. I think it's important that we don't have maybe just one or two books that we're recommending to all children -... →
There are so many fantastic stories and I want to bring Thor and Odin and the other gods into the modern world, just like I did with the Greeks and... →
Books have become products, like cereal or perfume or deodorant.
Alexandra Ripley
My books are not really books; they're endless chains of distraction shoved inside a cover. Many of them begin at the search box of Pub Med, an... →
Mary Roach
I would only read the novels that people classify as 'beach books' if I were being held prisoner and the only alternative was the 'Book... →
Tom Robbins
One of my books is a hallucinogen, an aphrodisiac, a mood elevator, an intellectual garage door opener, and a metaphysical trash compactor.... →