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I had thought for years, probably 30 or 40 years, that it would be a lot of fun to try my hand at a classic English mystery novel... I love that form very much because the reader is so familiar with all of the types of characters that are in there that they already identify with the book.

~Alan Bradley

Topics: Because Book Characters Classic English Familiar Form Fun Had Hand Identify Lot Love Much Mystery Novel Reader Thought Try Types Very Would Years I Love

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I wish - I wish instead of just recommending these books, I could set them down at your doorstep. The collected stories of John Updike, the second volume of T.C. Boyle's collected stories, and Stanley Crouch's book about the rise and times of our genius saxophone player Charlie Parker. These are deep books, books that you can get lost in.

~Alan Cheuse

Topics: About Book Books Charlie Charlie Parker Collected Could Deep Doorstep Down Genius Get Instead John Just Lost Our Parker Player Rise Saxophone Second Set Stanley Stories Them Times Volume Wish You Your I Wish

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Former Dublin newsman Paul Lynch made his debut as a novelist a few years ago with a book called 'Red Sky in Morning,' set in mid-19th century County Donegal, where a rage-driven farmer has committed a murder with devastating results.

~Alan Cheuse

Topics: Book Century Committed County Debut Devastating Dublin Farmer Few Former His Made Morning Novelist Paul Red Results Set Sky Where Years Years Ago

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In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.

~Alan Dean Foster

Topics: Amusement Based Book Character Directly Every Just Known My Own One Book Own Someone

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I've thought of publishing a book of my hate mail, but I don't own the rights to the letters.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Book Hate Letters Mail Own Publishing Rights Thought

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It takes me three months of research and nine months of work to produce a book. When I start writing, I do two pages a day; if I'm gonna do 320, that's 160 days.

~Alan Furst

Topics: Book Day Days Gonna Me Months Nine Nine Months Pages Produce Research Start Takes Three Two Work Writing

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I wrote three mysteries and then a contemporary spy novel that was unbelievably derivative - completely based on 'The Conversation,' the movie with Gene Hackman. Amazingly, the character in the book looks exactly like... Gene Hackman.

~Alan Furst

Topics: Amazingly Based Book Character Contemporary Conversation Derivative Exactly Gene Like Looks Movie Mysteries Novel Spy Then Three Unbelievably Wrote

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When I read period material - and it ain't on Google - I am always alert for that one incredible detail. I'll read a whole book and get three words out of it, but they'll be three really good words.

~Alan Furst

Topics: Alert Always Am Book Detail Get Good Google Incredible Material Out Period Read Really Three Whole Words I Am

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What I discovered is I don't like to repeat lead characters because one of the most pleasurable things in a book to me is learning about the lead.

~Alan Furst

Topics: About Because Book Characters Discovered Lead Learning Like Me Most Pleasurable Repeat Things

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A book must have moral purpose to be any good. Why, I don't know.

~Alan Furst

Topics: Any Book Good Know Moral Must Purpose Why

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