“[Science fiction is] that class of prose narrative treating of a situation that could not arise in the world we know, but which is hypothesised on the basis of some innovation in science or technology, or pseudo-science or pseudo-technology, whether human or extra-terrestrial in origin. It is distinguished from pure fantasy by its need to achieve verisimilitude and win the 'willing suspension of disbelief' through scientific plausibility.” KnowsWorldNeedsHumansWinningFictionSituationClassTechnologyFantasyAchieveWillingPureBasesInnovationScience FictionAriseNarrativeExtrasProseDistinguishedDisbeliefPseudoSuspensionSuspension Of Disbelief Author:Kingsley Amis
“Mystery fiction is, after all, a substitute for tranquilizers, strong drink, and bad, if diverting, companions. One slips into bed ... onto the train ... into the chair in the sickroom ... and is suddenly transported to a place where light fights dark and wins. When the story's over, one is left without a hangover, without remorse. Can any other opiate make that claim?” IfsStoriesLightFightingWinningLeftStrongDarkFictionMysteryDrinkBedClaimsTrainChairsCompanionSubstitutesSlipsRemorseHangoverOpiatesStrong Drink Author:Mary Cantwell
“The most popular American fiction seems to be about successful people who win, and good crime fiction typically does not explore that world. But honestly, if all crime fiction was quality fiction, it would be taken more seriously.” PeopleIfsWorldDoeSeemsWould BeWinningFictionQualitySuccessfulTakenCrimeHonestlySuccessful PeopleCrime Fiction Author:George Pelecanos
“Jax Cassidy is a brilliant new voice in contemporary fiction. Full of heat, seduction, and romance, her winning characters are sure to capture your heart and find a place on your keeper shelf.” HeartCharacterRomanceWinningVoiceFictionBrilliantContemporaryHeatCaptureShelvesSeductionKeepersContemporary Fiction Author:Gemma Halliday
“There's something very strange about associating me with that prize. I had hoped for it in a more directed way as a journalist. Somehow as a journalist you know there are Pulitzers out there and you can work hard and get one. To win it for Fiction seems unbelievable.” KnowsWayHardSeemsWinningFictionStrangeHard WorkJournalistPrizeUnbelievable Author:Jennifer Egan
“Fiction. . . . It's like goading a mongoose and a cobra into battle and staying with them to see who wins.” WinningFictionBattleStayingCobrasMongoose Author:Shauna Singh Baldwin
“Wrote a science fiction novel about a man who wins an argument with his wife, but it was rejected for being too farfetched.” MenWinningFictionNovelWifeArgumentScience FictionRejectedFiction Novels Author:Dana Gould
“I struggle with the fact that men's popular fiction is talked about differently. Books like mine don't get as many reviews and probably won't win any prizes, but they entertain the pants off of hundreds of thousands of women.” MenBookFactsWinningFictionStruggleMinesPrizeReviewsPants Author:Jennifer Weiner