Book Quote by Lynn Abbey

I am trying to reach people who would not normally head for the history section of a book shop or a library to try…

— Princess Michael of Kent

I actually love history. I've devoured book after book of stories from World War I and World War II. They're really two sections of…

— Celine Buckens

I tend to like to read history - recent history, because I find that much more intriguing than just a writer's imagination.

— Jesse Ventura

I like reading history, and actually most authors enjoy the research part because it is, after all, easier than writing.

— Ken Follett

I like to read about subjects unrelated to my work, especially history.

— Bruno Tonioli

Other than fiction and poetry I tend to read history.

— Stephen Dobyns

I like reading about the past. I'm definitely not a history buff, but I do read a bit of history now and again, and…

— James McAvoy

As a publisher and author, I'm a big fan of historical fiction and also memoir.

— Andrea Davis Pinkney

I really hate the term 'historical novel' - it reminds me of bodice-rippers. But I'm hooked on research, and I really, really enjoy it.

— Hannah Kent

Of all studies, the most delightful and the most useful is biography. The seeds of great events lie near the surface; historians delve too…

— Walter Savage Landor

I actually love history. I've devoured book after book of stories from World War I and World War II. They're really two sections of…

— Celine Buckens

I think I'm too lazy a writer to do something like historical fiction. You have to do so much research. I just write what…

— Sarah Dessen