“I like the idea of standalone novels. I always found with series of books, it's something that publishers love obviously because they can make a lot of money and they build an audience from book to book, but I don't like that as a writer. I prefer the idea of just telling a story, completing it within your book, and moving on and not forcing a child to read eight of them.” ChildrenBookIdeasStoriesMovingFoundNovelAudienceSeriesEightLots Of MoneyPublishersCompleting Author:John Boyne
“I think that books for young people should have serious and important themes, they shouldn't be trivial. So the books I write, they would be the kind of stories you would write in an adult novel only they just happen to feature a child at the center of them.” PeopleThinkingShouldWritingKindChildrenImportantBookStoriesHappensWould BeYoungNovelSeriousAdultsShould HaveFeaturesTheme Author:John Boyne
“I enjoy the research element. There are so many stories from the past that interest me, that I want to learn more about, just as an interested person. And if I'm going to learn, if I'm going to research, it's probably going to lead me to writing a novel.” IfsWantWritingPersonsStoriesPastEnjoyInterestNovelElementsResearchLeading Me Author:John Boyne
“I hope for so much from every book I read. And time and again, I find myself disappointed. I look across my bookshelves and see hundreds of titles which in my memory seem merely mediocre or second-rate. Only occasionally does a novel appear for which I feel a lasting passion, a book that I think could in time become a classic.” ThinkingFeelsLooksDoeBookSeemsPassionMemoriesNovelRateTitlesClassicLastingDisappointedMediocreBookshelvesSecond Rate Author:John Boyne
