Asks Quote by Kevin Powers

Absolutely breathtaking, nail-biting, and edge-of-your-seat. Michael Koryta is a master at maintaining suspense and a hell of a good writer. THOSE WHO WISH ME…

— Nelson DeMille

What drove me to do 'Dead Wake' was that after doing the most preliminary of reading and scoping out what kinds of materials might…

— Erik Larson

Do you know a book that you are willing to put under your head for a pillow when you lie dying? Very well; that…

— Joseph Cook

“Writing keeps death at bay. Every book I write is a triumph over death. ... If we did not know we’d die, we’d wander…

— Ray Bradbury

“I have a fear of dying partway through a book—of never knowing the ending. It’s silly, I know, but it makes me a quick…

— Steve Robinson

Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.

— Harper Lee

“A good book slowly grabs you by the soul without your knowledge. By the time you’re in tears and laughing at the top of…

— Tom Williams

It's amazing that a man who is dead can talk to people through these pages. As long as this books survives, his ideas live.

— Christopher Paolini

I've always thought that if my death was imminent, I would read. When I can't focus on a book, I tend to keep reading…

— Paula Poundstone

“Don't die with your wisdom and experiences longing to live forever after you are gone: write a book.”

— Dr. Jacinta Mpalyenkana

For me, it's all about The Dubliners by James Joyce. I love The Dead.

— Evan Dando

I like to read Octavia E. Butler's 'Wild Seed' over and over again. And J. California Cooper's 'The Wake of the Wind.' That one…

— Jill Scott