“The Heretic Queen is historical fiction at its best. Michelle Moran seamlessly incorporates accurate details into a story full of suspense, intrigue, and tenderness that's impossible to put down until you've reached the last page. An absolute triumph!” StoriesLastsFictionImpossiblePagesAbsolutesHistoricalDetailsTriumphSuspenseQueensHistorical FictionAccurateTendernessIntrigueHeretic Author:Tasha Alexander
“Aging has brought me greater liberty in fiction. When I was young I was harder on myself. I wrote with an idea of absolute seriousness.” IdeasYoungFictionLibertyGreaterHarderAbsolutesAgingSeriousness Author:Dacia Maraini
“The aim of fiction is absolute and honest truth.” FictionHonestAbsolutesAimHonest Truth Author:Anton Chekhov
“Abundant choice doesn't force us to look for the absolute best of everything. It allows us to find the extremes in those things we really care about, whether that means great coffee, jeans cut wide across the hips, or a spouse who shares your zeal for mountaineering, Zen meditation, and science fiction.” LooksMeanCareChoicesForceFictionMeditationCuttingShareAbsolutesScience FictionExtremesWideCoffeeHipsSpouseJeansZealMountaineeringGreat Coffee Author:Virginia Postrel
“One of my favourite contemporary fiction writers is a Texan, Ben Fountain. His extraordinary novel, Billy Lynn's Long Half-Time Walk, all takes place within the half-time show at a Dallas Cowboys football game. No one has better summed up the American appetite for spectacle, the link between sports and politics, and the absolute madness of George W. Bush's Iraq War.” LongWarShowsGamesSportsWalksHalfFictionNovelFootballMadnessAbsolutesExtraordinaryIraqContemporaryLinksAppetiteFavouriteCowboyFountainIraq WarFiction WritersDallasContemporary FictionFootball GameTexanHalf TimeDallas Cowboy Author:Adam Hochschild