Ability Quote by Dan Chaon

[On Elizabeth Barrett Browning:] Her sweetness of character is even beyond her genius.

— Mary Russell Mitford

Anne DeGrace is a gifted story teller and Far From Home contains some of her most intriguing characters. Thoroughly enjoyable.

— Paulette Jiles

Personally, I was really drawn to a very strong female character; an intelligent woman who is extremely good at her job, but has trouble…

— Emily Deschanel

Well, thank you and that's for them, but for me, I want to look back at a body of work where when you do…

— Pam Grier

I'm a huge Elizabeth Berg fan. Her novels are always charming, thoughtful, and filled with lively, three-dimensional characters.

— Emily Giffin

“I can relate to the novelist Carrie Brown...who described herself as being 'a promiscuous reader.' I'll give almost any book a chance to have…

— Nancy Pearl

One of the brightest lights of our time-a brilliant writer, a fierce friend, and a truly phenomenal woman.

— Barack Obama

Elizabeth Hay has intelligence coming out of her fingertips - integrity, insight, and wonder in every paragraph of her writing.She connects. She stirs and…

— Timothy Findley

I met Laura Morton through a friend who had hired her to help her write her own story. Though Laura is chock-full of interesting…

— Randi Zuckerberg

When I get the possibility of using a character like Bruce Wayne or Dick Grayson, I try and think about what's most exciting or…

— Scott Snyder

Elizabeth Searle writes with intelligence, passion and wit. She's one of the best young writers around.

— Robert Boswell

We read Charlotte Bronte not for exquisite observation of character - her characters are vigorous and elementary; not for comedy - hers is grim…

— Virginia Woolf