Alternatives Quote by Tom Robbins

Many people, I've noticed by informally polling friends, are prone to distinguishing a beach read by genre. Some people thought all thrillers are beach…

— Michelle Dean

'The Beach' novel, in my mind, was, in some respects, subversive.

— Alex Garland

I would love it if my book was considered chick-lit or a beach read. That would be great. People would buy my book.

— Emily Gould

If I were stranded on a desert island, the one book I would have with me would is the Bible. There are enough stories…

— Tess Gerritsen

I read all kinds of novels, as long as they're good.

— Gillian Flynn

All of my books, which are supposedly, I mean they're called YA novels, my hope is that adults would find no reason not to…

— Matthew Tobin Anderson

I have assiduously avoided calling my books novels

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

My first novel, 'You Lost Me There,' has been described as a beach read. Tough bracket, beach reads. There's not much room for mistakes…

— Rosecrans Baldwin

A novel seemed the easiest way to get what I had had in my head into the inside of other people's heads. Books are…

— Neil Gaiman

But I usually read non-fiction; I love Richard Branson books.

— Pooja Bedi

The books you love best - those are the immensity of the sea.

— Kevin Brockmeier

I have read every book in the 'Dune' series and every Anne Rice book.

— Lorraine Toussaint