Audience Quote by Lionel Shriver

“When my novels are packaged as exclusively for women, I'm not only cut off from a vital portion of my audience but clearly labelled as an author the literary establishment is free to dismiss.” quote by Lionel Shriver — Download Open image

“When my novels are packaged as exclusively for women, I'm not only cut off from a vital portion of my audience but clearly labelled as an author the literary establishment is free to dismiss.”

Lionel Shriver

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The sign that I don't like the book I'm reading is finding myself watching reruns of 'Come Dine With Me.'

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