Community Quote by Barack Obama

My books are about ordinary people placed in extraordinary situations who are able to draw upon their inner reserves to challenge the status-quo in…

— Vikas Swarup

Im all about entertaining and keeping a reader on the edge of their seat, so to me, the social issues have to be meaningful…

— Andrew Gross

I've always loved reading manifestos. Collectively, they represent a triumph of style.

— Amor Towles

Books can make a difference in dispelling prejudice and building community: not with role models and recipes, not with noble messages about the human…

— Hazel Rochman

It's been a great place to get in touch with what people are really thinking. And to make contact with readers and other writers.…

— Greg Bear

I am a huge fan of world-building. I love doing it in my own books, and I love reading it done well.

— Sarah Monette

My books are more about people experimenting with different identities and social models in a short-term way before they can break through to something…

— Chuck Palahniuk

I'm a remedial reading student from Ohio who grew up to write pieces on my mom and dad in the 'New York Times.' They…

— Mark Kozelek

I find books that have a moral and spiritual center, that speak to what is really important and lasting, hugely appealing.

— Jeannette Walls

Neal Stephenson is great. He can write about a white wall for six pages, and it sounds fascinating. I read the whole 'Baroque Cycle'…

— Daniel Suarez

Good writing and dark wit always excite me and they come together thrillingly in this book. It has a quiet grip on the strangeness…

— Jenny Diski

That's what the leadership was teaching me, day by day: that the self-interest I was supposed to be looking for extended well beyond the…

— Barack Obama