Ami
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Pamela Paul:
What author surprised you the most in their By the Book interview? Did any literary novelists confess to a weakness for New Adult novels? Any nonfiction writers that secretly love cat gifs?
Pamela Paul
I am constantly surprised by the answers! Nobody has confessed yet to New Adult, but the two time Man Booker Prize-winner, Hilary Mantel, is a big self-help reader. "I'm a self-help queen," she said, "dedicated to continuous improvement." I probably should have known better, but I was delighted by how literary Sting's tastes are and how all-around funny and likable Emma Thompson is. I was also heartened by how many writers have trouble with Joyce's "Ulysses."
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Meg Ferrante
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Pamela Paul:
As your kids have gotten older, are they still voracious readers? How do you keep them off devices & keep their noses in the books? (I used to count among my biggest parenting accomplishments that long car rides were peaceful because I'd encouraged three readers, but now they're peaceful because no one will get off their phones. I set a 30min trip-launching read-a-thon and at minute 31, they're done! Waahhhh... )
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