“Somehow, you can achieve a directness in the novel that you can't get anywhere else.” NovelAchieve Author:Chad Harbach
“The novel has always been the form that incorporates other forms. For me, it has always been the ultimate medium.” FormNovelUltimateMediums Author:Chad Harbach
“Most great books have been about striving in some sense. In a sense, money is the great topic of the novel. You couldn't necessarily say that about poetry.” Has BeensBookNovelStriveTopicsGreat Book Author:Chad Harbach
“The idea of the writer who writes nineteen novels, with various ups and downs and levels of experimentation, isn't around so much now. There's a focus, I think, on fewer books, with more pressure on each book to succeed. With that there comes, I think, a certain pressure towards shapeliness in fiction. Towards neatness. And I think writers feel that, and it can effect how they write.” ThinkingFeelsWritingBookIdeasCertainLevelsFictionNovelFocusEffectsSucceedPressureVariousFewerUps & DownsExperimentationNineteenNeatness Author:Chad Harbach
“I do think that sports is really rich dramatically that, and this is kind of a self-serving thing to say, but I wonder why there aren't more, better sports novels.” ThinkingKindSelfSportsWonderNovelRichServingSelf Serving Author:Chad Harbach
“My favorite sports novel is End Zone by Delillo. It's such a great looking book too, the black cover with the football player on it. It's just a fantastic little book.” LittlesBookEndsSportsBlackNovelPlayerFootballMy FavoriteFantasticZoneFootball PlayerFavorite Sports Author:Chad Harbach
