Well, I'm reading about the battle of New Orleans right now. I've got an eclectic reading list. — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
I wasn't that into crime novels at all, but a friend introduced me to the work of Jim Thompson - I loved… — Jo Nesbo Copy Share Image
I still buy actual books. The smell, having it in your hands - there's really no substitute. — Nathan Fillion Copy Share Image
I've waited for a novel from Charles Yu with eager anticipation since being bowled over by his 2006 short story collection, 'Third… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
I had no idea 'The Hunger Games' was so big. I didn't even know the book. I had been living under my… — Lenny Kravitz Copy Share Image
Art, you know, art and fiction, especially in big books, you know, it takes a while. — Charles Bock Copy Share Image
My dad goes through war novels like I go through boxes of Cinnamon Toast Crunch. — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
Rupi Kaur is an author and poet who posts the most beautiful, thought-provoking excerpts on her Instagram. — Vick Hope Copy Share Image
A criminal trial is like a Russian novel: it starts with exasperating slowness as the characters are introduced to a jury, then… — Clifford Irving Copy Share Image
When I'm writing, I won't know whodunnit until maybe two thirds of the way through. Until then, I know as little as… — Ian Rankin Copy Share Image
There really is no difference in the actual writing or plotting. I choose to tell different stories for the younger reader and,… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
“In her book The Writing Life (1989), Annie Dillard tells the story of a fellow writer who was asked by a student,… — Stanley Fish Copy Share Image
With all of their benefits, and there are many, one of the things I regret about e-books is that they have taken… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
In Endless Quest books, you start the plot, and the character has to make choices. Then you have to write one choice… — Margaret Weis Copy Share Image
Literature and the other arts play with pattern - our brains understand our world by recognizing patterns - and with possibility. The… — Brian Boyd Copy Share Image
“It’s my job really, to help you, my reader, in accepting things as real that aren’t. Most books try to get you… — Tony Burgess Copy Share Image
“The Baby Name book can be a very dangerous tool in the hands of a prolific author.” — Michelle M. Pillow Copy Share Image
“Maybe authors shouldn't write more than one or two books. Maybe you just keep writing the same book over and over anyway.” — Adam Langer Copy Share Image
Americans may not always live up to the Bill of Rights, but Americans do not ban books. — Bradley A. Smith Copy Share Image
I was a very sickly kid. While I was in the hospital at age 7, my Dad brought me a stack of… — Len Wein Copy Share Image
A novel is challenging, because you have more story than you need and you have to select and narrow. — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
My personal theory is that younger audiences disdain books - not because those readers are dumber than past readers, but because today's… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
When you read, don't just consider what the author thinks, consider what you think — Tom Schulman Copy Share Image
I've always liked an easygoing, colloquial style. I like the kind of reviewer who is essentially a fellow reader, an enthusiast, a… — Michael Dirda Copy Share Image
We all knew the book well because it's the cult book in Latin America. For me, this was a sacred territory. I… — Walter Salles Copy Share Image
A book, I was taught long ago in English class, is a living and breathing document that grows richer with each new… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
If you look through the shelves of science books, you'll find row after row of books written by men. This can be… — Lisa Randall Copy Share Image
There is nothing quite like having your book read and truly understood. It's all the better when it's someone who knows how… — Taylor Jenkins Reid Copy Share Image
“The more books you read, the less topics you have in common with most of the people, that´s the price you pay… — Martina Tutková Copy Share Image
“Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind.” — Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Copy Share Image
“Tearing your clothes, burning your books and torturing yourself only prove that you are nothing but a wild creature.” — M.F. Moonzajer Copy Share Image
Having a family that loves books and loves to read has always created a common ground for communication. — Tony DiTerlizzi Copy Share Image
I've come to the conclusion that you can't write scary books unless you're easily scared yourself. — Mary Downing Hahn Copy Share Image
“My name is Kevin James Breaux and I am an author. Why does that always sound like I am introducing myself at… — Kevin James Breaux Copy Share Image
It's so easy to print in the Midwest. You're saving months in shipping and customs, so we have started printing a number… — Dave Eggers Copy Share Image
In effect I am not a novelist, but rather a failed essayist who started to write novels because he didn't know how… — Jose Saramago Copy Share Image
“The simple thesis of this book is, “The fundamental responsibility of church leaders is to shepherd God’s flock.” — Timothy Z. Witmer Copy Share Image
I'm a pop culture junkie. I'm a People magazine reader, an US Weekly subscriber; all of those celebrity magazines get my dollar. — Laurie Foos Copy Share Image
“Material Witness - book 1 (**Named one of Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2012) Nothing But Trouble (Contemporary Western Romance)” — Lisa Mondello Copy Share Image
Literature, fiction, poetry, whatever, makes justice in the world. That's why it almost always has to be on the side of the… — Grace Paley Copy Share Image
