Books Quote by Emma Healey

I was really influenced by Joan Didion and Pauline Kael; they were both at the height of their influence when I was coming into…

— Caitlin Flanagan

The 'Harry Potter' books had a huge impact on me.

— Sabaa Tahir

Early influences included Lorrie Moore, Amy Hempel, Charles Baxter, Richard Ford, Alice Munro, Denis Johnson - writers who are important to me still and…

— Laura van den Berg

Before I came to England, my favorite authors were P. G. Wodehouse and Agatha Christie. I used to devour both.

— Salman Rushdie

My mother was a huge, huge reader. I think I picked up very early how precious it was to write things in books and…

— Judith Viorst

There are many writers who have influenced me and who I enjoy reading, but Lucille Clifton and Gwendolyn Brooks are at the top of…

— Renee Watson

I've always loved J.R.R. Tolkein and recently, Christine Feehan and J.K.Rowling. There are many as I'm an avid reader, but those three come to…

— Franny Armstrong

Back in middle school, Catherine and I had gone through this stage where all we would read were fantasy books. We'd consume them like…

— Meg Cabot

When I began to read as an adult, my first big enthusiasm was Evelyn Waugh. I read almost exclusively novelists of a generation back.…

— Hilary Mantel

Margaret Cavendish was one of the people who came up in the course. That was when I started thinking about her as a character…

— Danielle Dutton

In theory it was, around now, Literature. Susan hated Literature. She'd much prefer to read a good book.

— Terry Pratchett

She accepted it from then on. Books liked her. Books wanted to look after her.

— Sarah Addison Allen