I think that writers of literary fiction would do well to read more books for children. Eleanor Catton bookchildfiction Change image and share on social
You can tell when a writer moves out of a place of struggle and into a place of comfort, and it's always a bad thing. Eleanor Catton badcomfortmove Change image and share on social
Writing is exhilarating, but reading reviews is not. I've been really devastated by 'good' reviews because they misunderstand the project of the book. It can be strangely galvanising to get a 'bad' one. Eleanor Catton badbookdevastate share on social
My second novel, 'The Luminaries,' is set in the New Zealand gold rushes of the 1860s, though it's not really a historical novel in the conventional sense. So far, I've been describing it as 'an astrological murder mystery.' Eleanor Catton 1860sastrologicalconventional share on social
Money doesn't transform a person - the only thing that can is love. Eleanor Catton lovemoneyperson Change image and share on social
I highlight everything I find interesting, and then type out everything I've highlighted, and then print out everything I've typed, and reread these printed notes as often as possible. Eleanor Catton findhavehighlight Change image and share on social
In researching 'The Luminaries,' I did read quite a lot of 20th-century crime. My favourites out of that were James M. Cain, Dassiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Graham Greene and Patricia Highsmith. Eleanor Catton 20thcaincentury share on social
I don't feel like literature has the power to alienate. I think that's something people feel if they don't connect with a work of art. But I don't think a work of art can actively reject the person who's looking at it or reading it. Eleanor Catton activelyalienateart share on social
I had never read Victorian novels before going overseas. I read a handful of authors, but I had not immersed myself in the literature of the 19th century. Eleanor Catton 19thauthorcentury Change image and share on social
The nice thing about the zodiac as a system is it is quite comprehensive as a range of impulses and psychological states it can speak about. Eleanor Catton comprehensiveimpulsenice Change image and share on social
