Alafair Burke understands the criminal mind. Long Gone is both an education and an entertainment of the first order. This is a… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
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I actually had publishers that would encourage me at times to keep it simpler, not pack in so much information, but I'm… — Walker Hayes Copy Share Image
My books often involve characters who began in some form of mental isolation, with a feeling of having died to the world.… — Kem Nunn Copy Share Image
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'Writer's block' sounds so dramatic and worrisome, and I don't worry about it. I know deep down that I'm a writer, and… — Mark Kozelek Copy Share Image
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Reading was only part of the thrill that a book represented. I got a dizzy pleasure from the weight and feel of… — Debra Ginsberg Copy Share Image
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Primate books are good for us. They remind us that we're primates, too. And the embarrassing primate books are best. Macachiavellian Intelligence… — Michael Bywater Copy Share Image
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