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Is it possible to be a good writer without being a good reader? I doubt it. According to a report of the Independent Book Publishing Association, over five million American adults belong to reading groups. What, do you believe, is the basis for this country's love for literature and books? A sense of community and shared insight. Have you ever belonged to a reading group? Yes. What advice do you have for reading group members when it comes to selecting books for discussion? Books that have moved you emotionally and philosophically. What books are you reading now or do you plan to read? William Dean Howells’s A Hazard of New Fortunes. If you were stuck on a deserted island and could only bring one book with you to read, what would it be and why? War and Peace.A masterpiece with many layers. If you could have dinner with three writers (dead or alive) who would they be and why? Ernest Hemingway, Georges Simenon and Charles Dickens. Have you ever read anything you're too embarrassed to admit (except in this interview)? No. Favorite book when you were a child? The Boy Allies, Bomba the Jungle Boy, Treasure Island. Favorite heroine in literature and why? Becky Sharp. A woman who gets what she wants. Favorite hero in literature and why? Julien Sorel, from The Red and the Black. Ambitious but betrayed by a woman. Favorite first line from a book? “It was Wang Lung’s wedding day.” From The Good Earth. Favorite last line from a book? “You’ll never believe this…” from Madeline’s Miracles by Warren Adler Book that changed your life? Of Human Bondage Words to live by? Never surrender.
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