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“An Underground Railroad story with a distinctive flavor. –Booklist”

— Sharon Lovejoy

For me, I've always been fascinated by tales of the Chinese railroad and the workers and the conditions of the workers who built the…

— Lisa Joy

The script for 'Trainspotting' was amazing, and it was different from the book.

— Jonny Lee Miller

I have always loved story - I escaped within it as a child, I read every day, I love figuring out the complex layers…

— Kirsten Prout

'Hester Street' was my most complete character study, but 'Annie Hall' and 'The Last Detail' were also great.

— Carol Kane

After college, I was living in New York and wrote furiously, a huge novel that I knew was a failure. I hoped that the…

— Chang-Rae Lee

I think 'Pan's Labyrinth' is genius.

— Joe Dante

The Polar Express was the easiest of my picture book manuscripts to write... Once I realized the train was going to the North Pole,…

— Chris Van Allsburg

Despite strong performances, Barry Jenkin's 'The Underground Railroad' is plodding and rudderless.

— Jason Johnson

I love Richard Yates, his work, and the novel, Revolutionary Road. It's a devastating novel.

— Michael Chabon

For years I did most of my reading on the F train between Brooklyn and Manhattan. I had long commutes, and I read tons…

— Elizabeth Strout

I loved Bernard Cornwell's books.

— Alexander Dreymon