Good crime writing holds up a mirror to the readers and reflects in a darker light the world in which they live. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Every successful author I know faced crushing rejection early on, and they got back up and kept going. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I always want to make sure the book I'm writing is the best book I can deliver. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
The book that first made me want to be a writer is Flannery O'Connor's short story collection 'A Good Man Is Hard… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Pushing the boundaries of polite society does not just fall under the purview of crime fiction authors. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Ultimately, I'm in control of what's going on in the books, so I can back off, if it's scaring me too much. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I hate to badmouth any book or writer, because I know how it feels to be on the other end of that. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
My books are never about the crimes. They are about how the characters react to the crimes. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I'm going to name a name: Janet Evanovich. She writes the same book over and over, and I read every single one… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Most of my books begin with a nap on my couch here, when I dream up characters and story lines, and then… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I think crime fiction is a great way to talk about social issues, whether 'To Kill A Mockingbird' or 'The Lovely Bones;'… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
When I became a published writer, I said, 'Whatever I can do to help the libraries I want to do,' so all… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Reading is exercise for our brains in the guise of pleasure. Books give us insight into other people, other cultures. They make… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
When you grow up starving, you cannot point with pride to a book you've just spent six hours reading. Picking cotton, sewing… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
A book I would take with me to a desert island is 'Paradise Lost,' which I studied in college and hated so… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
It's just my goal to deliver the best story I can, and I want to make sure each book is better than… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I thought I had to write literature and add my name to the list of great Southern storytellers. Fortunately for me, no… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Reading develops cognitive skills. It trains our minds to think critically and to question what you are told. This is why dictators… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
First and foremost, I want people to have a good read, because I want everything I write to entertain people. There are… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I'm always conscious when I'm writing a story that the women in my books need to save themselves. They don't need to… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Keeping libraries open, giving access to all children to all books is vital to our nation's sovereignty. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I read a lot of true crime growing up - 'The Stranger Beside Me' by Ann Rule about Ted Bundy. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I read extensively about serial killers and all sorts of things people get up to. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Librarians have always stood up for writers and readers in every kind of community across this country. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Readers are very, very savvy, and I don't want to insult them by making them think I'm too lazy to get it… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
A lot of novels use crime as a stepping stone to talk about greater issues. So I just think of myself as… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I've always been interested in violence, even as a teenager. I loved 'Helter Skelter' and books like that. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Graphic novels let you take risks that just wouldn't fly in the conventional book form. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Long Gone is the type of book that should come with a warning. It’s a compulsively readable, highly addictive story. The ending… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Usually, when inspiration strikes late, the light of day reveals that I haven't gotten an idea for a book so much as… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
It's hard because people often don't recognise shyness; they think it's just someone being rude. I have had to work to overcome… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I read about violent things. I think what I get out of that is entertainment by learning about different things, and reading… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
People forget that writers start off being readers. We all love it when we find a terrific read, and we want to… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Meg Gardiner is one of my favorite authors. She always delivers a terrific read. Phantom Instinct should go to the top of… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Good writers know that crime is an entre into telling a greater story about character. Good crime writing holds up a mirror… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I can clearly trace my passion for reading back to the Jonesboro, Georgia, library, where, for the first time in my life,… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore the rest. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I never want to write a book just to tell a story. There is always something deeper going on. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
With 'Pretty Girls,' I saw the opportunity to talk not just about crime but what crime leaves behind. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I've always been drawn to dark stories. I enjoy reading Flannery O'Connor, Patricia Highsmith, and Margaret Mitchell. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I love puns. I've been known to turn the car around just to take advantage of a good pun situation. It really is the… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Usually, when inspiration strikes late, the light of day reveals that I haven't gotten an idea for a book so much as a psychiatric… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
“To all the librarians in the world on behalf of all the kids y’all helped grow up to be writers” — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
“Moon was from somewhere up east, the kind of place where consonants took on a life of their own. In addition to this, she… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Feminism has been so co-opted, but the fact is, feminism benefits men as well. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Librarians have always stood up for writers and readers in every kind of community across this country. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
“I’ve got to figure out before I die whether I want to be happy or I want to be right.” — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Denise Mina is probably one of the most gifted writers out there, whether it's mystery or literary or whatever label you want to give… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
