Book Quote by Mitali Perkins

It's true that immigrant novels have to do with people going from one country to another, but there isn't a single novel that doesn't…

— Oscar Hijuelos

The first book was out and for the first time we were on a book tour. Being the son of an immigrant, I'd never…

— Rene Redzepi

My book collection is primarily in America, since that's where I've lived most of my life.

— Terri Windling

I always thought books were just the canon, things I couldn't identify with. And then I was introduced to really amazing multicultural literature -…

— Matt de la Pena

I came to America when I was seven and a half in 91. I think the first full length book in English that I…

— Mila Kunis

I grew up around books - my grandmother's house, where I lived as a small child, was full of books. My father was a…

— John Irving

If you want to have a creative culture, you can't get it by reading books. You get it by example.

— Barbara Corcoran

American literature has always been immigrant.

— Salman Rushdie

Early on my career, I figured out that I just have to write the book I have to write at that moment. Whatever else…

— Colson Whitehead

When I was in the YA age range myself, I didn't feel like there were a lot of books for me.

— Angie Thomas

I grew up in a house with very few books.

— Ken Livingstone

Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer…

— Oprah Winfrey