(17 quotes found)
“Everyone is still waiting for the book that everyone greets as the big literary book. People thought it would be a strong year for fiction but it hasn't turned out that way.”
John Sterling
“[The Booker elicits a massive amount of press coverage in Britain - one paper devoted two entire pages of its news section to analysis of the long list, including a full-page chart with the covers of all the books, descriptions of them and predictions of how they will do in the competition. Literature doesn't get nearly as much attention in the United States, but when I returned from vacation, the Associated Press was running a story about the year in books that presented a very different view from the British one.] I think everyone is still waiting for the book that everyone greets as the big literary book, ... People thought it would be a strong year for fiction, but it hasn't turned out that way.”
“It is high, it is far, it is....GONE!”
“Doctorow’s book is possible, ... I’m hearing very good advance word on that one. It would be great to see something break through.”
“The situation is so complex, and books allow reporters and analysts and participants to go deeper, to provide an edification that's difficult for other media to do.”
“This is a sad and tragic day for all of us. This incident increases our resolve to continue their efforts to ultimate success.”
“It's not uncommon that sharks are all over the place and we're swimming right near them and we don't even know.”
