I love Richard Yates, his work, and the novel, Revolutionary Road. It's a devastating novel.
Michael ChabonI think in general, novels by men tend to be taken more seriously than novels by women.
Curtis SittenfeldA good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.
HereticsStart with the difficult and when it gets easy, everything else is easier.
The Matchmaker of Kenmare: A Novel of IrelandIt's interesting, isn't it? Being in the world.
Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan