About Quote by Rick Moody

I judged about a zillion awards this year so Ive been reading a lot of books that just came out.

— Rick Moody

I don't read for amusement, I read for enlightenment. I do a lot of reviewing, so I have a steady assignment of reading. I'm…

— Joyce Carol Oates

It is a pity, in my opinion, that no prize exists for the writer who best refrains from adding to the world's bad books.

— William Saroyan

“Literary award judges have the power to select a prize winner, granting them fame and potentially turning their book into a bestseller. However, determining…

— Mouloud Benzadi

'The Lord of the Rings,' obviously, had a huge, huge impact on me. I read a lot of 'Hardy Boys,' also. I liked the…

— Blake Crouch

What's important to me is that all of my books are in print - and, in a way, that becomes the challenge, not winning…

— William Boyd

People - me included - want to get excited about books. Good books are a good thing.

— Lev Grossman

Except that awards are competitive, which is a negative thing, they are wonderful for singling out deserving individuals and bringing their work to the…

— Joyce Carol Oates

I'm such a fangirl when it comes to other writers. I read 250 books a year, and I'm always talking up books by other authors.

— Jen Lancaster

I've had all six of my books reach the New York Times bestseller list, which is especially rewarding seeing as I flunked out of…

— Robert Kiyosaki

When we had to do book reports, I would pick a book that no one read and just make it up and turn that…

— Ahmet Zappa

Some books are well-received with critics; other books sell.

— Colson Whitehead