“In a future dystopia, Zia Alexander lives in crumbling ruins playing the world’s most illegal and addictive virtual reality game. After the loss of her mother, she plays the game for her shot at freedom. Zia discovers a map that leads to Lemuria—a real fantasy world full of dragons, wicked faeries a…”— Allie Michelle, shopcatalog.com
“I know by now not to judge a book by its cover, but diving into Lessons in Chemistry still surprised me after flipping past its bubblegum pink cover and playful design.”— EMMA FRASER, elle.com
“How far will you go to protect your family? Will you keep their secrets? Ignore their lies?”— Angie Kim, amazon.com
“Their breakup was the first time she wondered if she was worth loving.”— Lena Dunham, Vogue, vogue.com
“Why do I want to read the novel when I'm gonna be in the movie?”— Trent O'Donnell, Detective Hendy, Patrick Brammall, imdb.com
“Steven Crain: Nobody's buying the novel, Shirl. Shirley Crain: You sold me the book. Now you know what I think. You publish this, you know what it costs.”— Mike Flanagan, Shirley Crain, Elizabeth Reaser, imdb.com
“This is a thousand monkeys working at a thousand typewriters. Soon, they will have written the greatest novel known to man. 'It was the best of times, it was the 'blurst' of times?' You stupid monkey!”— Wallace Wolodarsky, Jay Kogen, Mr. Burns, Christopher Collins, imdb.com
“Oh, I know it hurts now Brian, but look at the bright side, you have some new material for that novel you've been writing. You know, the...the novel you've been working on. You know, the...the one, uh, you been working on for three years. You know, the... the novel.”— Mark Hentemann, Stewie Griffin, Seth MacFarlane, imdb.com
“Works that have a certain imperfection to them have an appeal for that very reason—or at least they appeal to certain types of people . . . You discover something about that work that tugs at your heart—or maybe we should say the work discovers you.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“Any story that’s driven by characters will always be met with some discomfort or ire. Characters are emotions and emotions are things we simultaneously crave and would rather not deal with.”— Sam Sykes, twitter.com
“I’ve always longed to turn the last page of a romantic novel but it seems my life is destined to remain a book of short stories.”— Michael Faudet, michaelfaudet.tumblr.com
“The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life”— Henry James, amazon.com
“I often hear people say that they read to escape reality, but I believe that what they’re really doing is reading to find reason for hope, to find strength. While a bad book leaves readers with a sense of hopelessness and despair, a good novel, through stories of values realized, of wrongs righted,…”— Terry Goodkind, goodreads.com
“Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you.”— Louis L'Amour, amazon.com
“This is how you read a novel: you inhale the experience. So start breathing.”— Azar Nafisi, amazon.com
“Either way, she was prepared to defy the inevitable, to tempt fate — to be fate.”— Warren Adler, amazon.com
“Open a book this minute and start reading. Don’t move until you’ve reached page fifty. Until you’ve buried your thoughts in print. Cover yourself with words. Wash yourself away. Dissolve.”— Carol Shields, amazon.com
“I leapt eagerly into books. The characters’ lives were so much more interesting than the lonely heartbeat of my own.”— Ruta Sepetys, amazon.com