Books Quote by J. Courtney Sullivan

As soon as I started reading, I found myself drawn to fictional character's homes as much as I was to the characters themselves.

— Mary Kay Andrews

“The Doll Collector - A Beck McManus Novel - By Edward Jakubik”

— Edward Jakubik

I was very fortunate that my first novel captivated the imaginations of so many readers who asked for a sequel. After that, one book…

— Jennifer Chiaverini

I knew that my dollhouse was a toy, but in a way, it seemed more like a portal to adulthood. I didn't play with…

— J. Courtney Sullivan

"Dollhouse" was definitely inspired by the whole Edward Scissorhands vibe where all of the houses are perfect, but inside each home there are very…

— Melanie Martinez

As a little girl, my dollhouse allowed me to imagine a big, perfect, grown-up life in which I'd be effortlessly domestic.

— J. Courtney Sullivan

I used the second year of my MFA program to write a young adult novel and began pursuing picture books as well. I loved…

— Rebecca Serle

Often the true hero and heroines of my books are the houses, the places, the communities where people find a home.

— Jackie French

The collection is a labor of love and devotion, and whenever I found free time from my journalism work, I'd work on one story…

— Andrew Lam

My first two novels were set in the past, and that freed me up in a lot of ways; it allowed me to find…

— Jennifer Gilmore

I decided that, if I were to write a teen series, I'd want to set it in a place that was familiar to me…

— Cecily von Ziegesar

I've always been a fan of reading art catalogues from exhibitions, and plays, and I've worked with a surrealist German playwright, Heiner Müller.

— Jenny Hval