As a writer, I've always felt it's my job to be extremely careful when writing about victims, especially women. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
When you write as a woman, there's this feeling there's going to be a softness. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Every writer I know got their start in a library somewhere. We read a book, and we thought, 'I want to do… — 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
Though he was not a reader himself, my father understood that reading is not just an escape. It is access to a… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I am hard-pressed to find a successful writer who doesn't have a similar story to mine - transformation through the public library. — 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
Librarians have always stood up for writers and readers in every kind of community across this country. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
If I wasn't a writer, I would probably be a watchmaker. I like putting puzzles together, and that is what a watch… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
When you read a book, you are letting another person distract your thoughts and work your emotions. If they are adept, there's… — 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
I want to be a better writer. I want to learn and grow, to know how to tell stories in a different… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
No matter where you are on the political spectrum, libraries make sense. It's such a small investment. Every dollar supporting a library… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
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
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
Books give us insight into other people, other cultures. They make us laugh. They make us think. If they are really good,… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
For many children, the library represents their only access to books, reading, and the Internet outside of their home. If you think… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
As voters and taxpayers, we must demand that our local governments properly prioritize libraries. As citizens, we must invest in our library… — 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
Like every Southern writer, I thought that I needed to write the next 'Gone With the Wind.' — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I'm just not a crazy, stay-out-all-night sort of person. I love writing. — 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
“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
A good editor is one of the sharpest tools a writer can have in her toolbox. — 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
If there is still an American dream, reading is one of the bootstraps by which we can all pull ourselves up. — 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
Reading is not just an escape. It is access to a better way of life. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I started Save the Libraries in 2010 by hosting a big fundraiser in my city library of DeKalb County in Atlanta. Through… — 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… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
My typical morning involves some time on the treadmill, but obviously I skip that a lot. Mostly, I wake up, check my… — 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
