Writer Quotes by Sarah Weinman

16 Writer quotes by Sarah Weinman

Sarah Weinman’s voice is both analytical and empathetic, offering a nuanced look at what it means to be a writer. In these sixteen quotes she touches on everything from the solitary act of drafting to the communal pulse of literary culture.

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Dorothy B. Hughes - there's a robust elegance to her writing that I keep responding to again and again. I've read her…

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Oddly, the anti-heroes of both 'The Chill' and veteran comics writer Peter Milligan's 'The Bronx Kill' share a first name, though their…

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With only one novel to her credit, Anna Jarzab can't quite be classified in Werlin country, but 'All Unquiet Things' is a…

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Six books after the surprises of 'Full Dark House,' the Bryant and May novels continue to stay within the bounds of formula…

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One of the things that has puzzled me the most in my years of serious mystery reading is why there are relatively…

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It takes about seventy-five pages for a Parker reference - from 'The Score,' specifically - to show up in Geoff Manaugh's 'A…

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In 2011, I contributed an essay to Tin House, 'The Dark Side of Dinner Dishes, Laundry, and Child Care,' talking about women…

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I've tried to slow this down but realized that my natural reading rhythm is freakishly fast when an author friend asked me…

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Former CIA employee Joseph Weisberg's 'An Ordinary Spy' may attract attention for how much it redacts - whether by authorial choice or…

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I first read 'Lolita' when I was 16, which I think is a little bit young. But it was a thrilling and…

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As I considered Parker and his absurdist reflection in the Westlake-authored 'Dortmunder' novels, I wrote, 'His natural ability to observe human behavior…

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'A Spy in the House', the first of Y. S. Lee's 'The Agency' novels, is pure confection, an historical romp through England…

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George V. Higgins's 'The Friends of Eddie Coyle' (1970) added an extra literary layer to the con novel; James Crumley's 'The Last…

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Wambaugh's naturalistic portrait of the cop world turned 'Centurions' and 'The Blue Knight' (1972) into bestsellers, but his next two books made…

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There are two ways to approach the writing of a mystery novel: adhere to the rules, or break them with glee.

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The make-believe world of 'The Black Tower' succeeds by broadcasting larger truths that might otherwise elude us.

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The interior nature of 'Basic Black' is central to its unfolding. Shirley Kaszenbowski, regarded from the outside, is the embodiment of the invisible woman.…

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