Kids can sniff out when they are being preached to, and they don't like it. So while my books aren't amoral, they are not infused with morals... →
Jeff Kinney
Many of Judy Blume's books - which I devoured when I was growing up and where I found characters that were believable because they were a lot... →
I can't divorce myself from my childhood. I try to write as much fiction as I possibly can, but there are so many things that are touchstones of... →
I never thought I was writing for kids at all. It really shocked and unsettled me to hear kids were buying the books. If I'd known I was writing... →
There are two ways to look at my publishing career. One is that I'm a novelist churning out books, who is eight into a series; the other way is... →
Being a journalist is good if you want to write books: it teaches you to get beyond the blank screen. My books have been described as froth, but... →
Sophie Kinsella
I adore all Agatha Christie's books and turn to them whenever I'm ill or need cheering up.
My own life has been doubly disconnected, as I've written books under two different names. As an author, your name almost becomes a brand;... →
To some extent, all authors are a little schizophrenic. We lead most of our lives in solitary confinement, living and breathing the books that... →
Celebrating historic triumphs is a favorite pastime for many Turks. Tales of how Turkic peoples emerged from Central Asia, crossed the steppes to... →
Stephen Kinzer