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| | Powell's Books - Author Interviews: Alice McDermott, Alice Sebold, Annie Leibovitz, Richard Russo, and more (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | The author of ten gut-busting, page-turning mysteries, two collections of fiery newspaper columns, an indictment of the Disney empire, and now two acclaimed books for young readers, Hoot and Flush, Carl Hiaasen stopped by Powells.com to talk about his writing, Florida, movie adaptations, discovering Christopher Paolini, and more. |
 | | Though it may at first seem contradictory for an author who believes literature should "promote goodness" to choose someone so amoral for a subject, Anchee Min was fascinated by the process through which an innocent, emotionally starved young woman could become one of the most ruthless and powerful women of the twentieth century. |
 | | The author of such popular and provocative novels as The Mezzanine and The Fermata found himself thrust into the national spotlight when Kenneth Starr revealed that a famous former intern had given America's President a copy of Baker's 1992 erotic classic, Vox. |
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