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“It took me ten years to write The Night Journal, so that was a big ordeal.”

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Elizabeth Crook

Elizabeth Crook, born in 1959, is an American novelist known for her nuanced emotional descriptions and profound social insights. Her works primarily explore themes of family, love, and identity recognition. more

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“I knew from previous books not to count on anything in terms of sales. My first novel - -The Raven's Bride, about Sam Houston's disastrous first marriage - -sold well and got attention, but my second book - -Promised Lands, about the Texas Revolution - -didn't.”

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“Promised Lands was a better book in my opinion, and it's still my mother's favorite of the three I've done, but I doubt anyone who isn't a blood relative has ever heard of it. Which is to say expectations aren't worth much in the book world.”

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“I love Austin. It's great here. I don't mind the heat.”

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“I grew up thirty miles down the highway in San Marcos, and I've still got family there, so I guess I'm pretty well rooted.”

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“I love the writers in Austin. We stick together. We all like each other and go to each other's book signings in case no one else shows up.”

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“When Larry Wright won the Pulitzer for The Looming Tower we all strutted around for weeks, until some sourpuss among us noted that it was actually Larry, and not the rest of us, who won the prize.”

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“They say such nice things about people at their funerals that it makes me sad that I'm going to miss mine by just a few days.”

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“I'm halfway through a novel set in two time frames - Austin in the 1960's and Alpine (Texas) in present day. It started out to be a small, lighthearted, humorous book about family relationships; I was tired of writing war stories and tragedies.”

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“Angle of Repose is one of my favorite books. I fell in love with it in college. When I submitted The Night Journal to my agent she got very excited because she said it reminded her of Angle of Repose.”

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“I'd be a dope to compare my writing with Wallace Stegner's, but that book probably influenced me in ways I didn't even realize while I was writing The Night Journal.”

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