There are all kinds of voices in YA, and they are realistic and unflinching. — Jeff Giles Kinds Copy Share Image
Jean Thompson's short-story collection 'Who Do You Love' is a beautiful book, but a hell of a sad one. — Jeff Giles Beautiful Copy Share Image
I know Peter Jackson a tiny-tiny bit from interviewing him about the 'Lord of the Rings' movies over the years. When I… — Jeff Giles Different perspective Copy Share Image
The YA category changes pretty fast. I'm so impressed by what these authors do. — Jeff Giles Books Copy Share Image
Making a summer movie is like accepting a mission impossible: your enemies are everywhere, and if you fail, the studio's never heard… — Jeff Giles Enemies Copy Share Image
I had written many things as a journalist, but I had no idea if I could write something scary or romantic or… — Jeff Giles Life Copy Share Image
It's been said that Generation X should get a life. Well, in 'Bottle Rocket,' they get a life of crime. Or at… — Jeff Giles Generation Copy Share Image
Sharon Stone has made a fortune from her movies, so who says you can't get something for nothing? — Jeff Giles Fortune Copy Share Image
I didn't want to write a pure fantasy novel, though I love those and grew up on J. R. R. Tolkien and… — Jeff Giles Books Copy Share Image
Authors all have at least one thing in common, which is that when we finally get finished copies of our books, we… — Jeff Giles Book Copy Share Image
I like beautiful writing, pain, unexpected humor, and the message that, at the last second, people are going to be kind to… — Jeff Giles Beautiful Copy Share Image
'White Teeth' has far too many characters, and its plot is tortured. But Smith has an astonishing intellect. She writes sharp dialogue… — Jeff Giles Age Copy Share Image
I'd been wanting to try a YA novel for years because I saw how exciting the genre was and how amazing, hungry,… — Jeff Giles Amazing Copy Share Image
In its more listless moments, 'Pharaoh's Army' seems a ramshackle collection of memories not overly concerned with telling a larger story. — Jeff Giles Army Copy Share Image
In the annals of the rich and miserable, Christina Onassis stands out, if only because she was so rich and so miserable. — Jeff Giles Because Copy Share Image
Tobias Wolff is a hell of a writer, but you knew that already. His first memoir, 'This Boy's Life,' was a Huck… — Jeff Giles Bad Copy Share Image
Any time a young adult book throws a girl and a guy together, the clock starts running on the countdown to the… — Jeff Giles Books Copy Share Image
Leaving New York and friends is tough, and there are things about it I still really miss. But Montana is a great… — Jeff Giles Great Copy Share Image
My father-in-law lives in Montana, and we would come here every summer. — Jeff Giles Come Copy Share Image
It has taken Thomas Harris 11 years to publish the sequel to 'The Silence of the Lambs,' which suggests that while everyone… — Jeff Giles Desperate Copy Share Image
It is amazing how quickly a true talent can announce itself. In the case of Myla Goldberg, it is not even a… — Jeff Giles Amazing Copy Share Image
Asking the director of 'The Lord of the Rings' to read my novel was exactly as terrifying as you'd think. I came… — Jeff Giles Books Copy Share Image
