Books Quote by Jimenez Lai

What a good novelist does with a throwaway that serves no fictional purpose is throw it away.

— Lionel Shriver

I think the takeaway is 'The Guest Book' is incredibly unexpected in every way. I know, when I was reading the script, I was…

— Kellie Martin

If the book is a mystery to its author as she's writing, inevitably it's going to be a mystery to the reader as he…

— Nicole Krauss

I always want readers to lose themselves completely in a story and feel something, whatever the book invites them to feel. That experience is…

— Julie Berry

I get to show the reader the essence of the book without giving anything away.

— Mary Grandpre

The writer has to take risks and go somewhere full of mystery and possibility for the novel to deepen over the years it takes…

— Dana Spiotta

Judging by the volume of titles published each year, mystery readers are restless in their pursuit of literary escape. They might travel to far-flung…

— Sarah Weinman

There are two ways to approach the writing of a mystery novel: adhere to the rules, or break them with glee.

— Sarah Weinman

Readers want a good book; it's a writer's job to give it to them.

— Sylvia Day

I like surprises. I like mystery. I’m not the kind of person who goes to the writer’s room and goes, I need to know…

— Josh Holloway

I love surprises! That's what is great about reading. When you open a book, you never know what you'll find.

— Jerry Spinelli

To make it interesting and worth doing, writing a novel has to be a leap into the unknown. I have to be unsure if…

— Charles Palliser