Book Quote by Susan Orlean

I always have trouble with titles for my books. I usually have no title until the editor has to present the book and calls…

— Judy Blume

Many of my books have begun with the title, because naming a work already in progress makes no sense to me.

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

All my books have been titled based on a piece of the prose from inside the book.

— Donald Miller

Titles are very hard. Sometimes a title comes before I start to write the book, but often I finish the book, and I still…

— Eve Bunting

I'm not sure running the press has changed how I write (though perhaps it has in ways I can't see), but it has certainly…

— Danielle Dutton

When I choose the title [for my book], which was my favorite title, I felt sure there was going to be a dozen books…

— Richard Rohr

I couldn't decide on a title for my first novel and my editor came up with Everything Good Will Come. After that, I thought…

— Sefi Atta

For me, titles are either a natural two-second experience or stressful enough to give you an ulcer. If they don't pop out perfect on…

— Sloane Crosley

Next, in importance to books are their titles.

— Frank Crane

“…I had a good title already. My book was originally called Loser: A Brief History of Notable Failures. But American publishers don’t like this.…

— Paul Collins

I think now I'm up to something like 85 different titles that I've published.

— Kevin J. Anderson

I think titles are tricky because they're like a really short ad for the book. And like an ad, they should open the door…

— Miranda July