Books Quote by Mario Vargas Llosa

As a former English major, I have always been fascinated by the connections between literature and history.

— Nathaniel Philbrick

Other than fiction and poetry I tend to read history.

— Stephen Dobyns

I am in the interesting position of being sometimes skimmed by the critics and called literature and sometimes called historical fiction.

— Philippa Gregory

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've always been fascinated by books. When I was young, my grandfather used to hand out a book - which would be anything from…

— Ashwin Sanghi

I've always been drawn to historical fiction.

— Karin Slaughter

I love to read history books, which is where I get my ideas. I also read historical romance for pleasure.

— Virginia Henley

I have a huge passion for literature.

— Emily Perkins

I've always been fascinated by history.

— Ruben Fleischer

One of the things I enjoy most about writing historical romance is researching inspiring backgrounds and settings.

— Nicola Cornick

Literature makes history come to life. It is maybe the most accurate depiction of history, especially literature that was written in the time period…

— Amy Harmon

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

— Andrea Davis Pinkney