The grand surprise has really been the fact that being an author, which to me had always implied being a private person, actually requires you to be a public person as well, and those are two separate entities to me. Lois Lowry authorentityfact share on social
People in the know say 'The Giver' was the first young adult dystopian novel. Lois Lowry adultdystopiangiver Change image and share on social
I would say that most of my books are contemporary realistic fiction... a couple, maybe three, fall into the 'historic fiction' category. Science fiction is not a favorite genre of mine, though I have greatly enjoyed some of the work of Ursula LeGuin. I haven't read much science fiction so I don't know other sci-fi authors. Lois Lowry authorbookcategory share on social
I think of every book as a single entity, and some have later gone on to become a series, often at the request of readers. Lois Lowry bookentityreader Change image and share on social
I was fortunate to live for 3 years in another country, and although we lived in an American compound, still as a young adolescent I did venture into the world of the Japanese with great interest and enjoyment. But many Americans never left that safe and familiar life among their own people. Lois Lowry adolescentamericancompound share on social
One hopes that with a book or movie, the reader or the audience will emerge from it thinking. That's the most you can hope for: that you've raised questions that will be there for the audience to think about later. Lois Lowry audiencebookemerge share on social
Submitting to censorship is to enter the seductive world of 'The Giver': the world where there are no bad words and no bad deeds. But it is also the world where choice has been taken away and reality distorted. And that is the most dangerous world of all. Lois Lowry badcensorshipchoice share on social
So many of my books, I don't want to say they have messages, but they have important things to say. Lois Lowry bookimportantmessage Change image and share on social
When I create characters, I create a world to inhabit and they begin to feel very real for me. I don't belong in a psych ward, I don't think, but they become very real, like my own family, and then I have to say goodbye, close the door, and work on other things. Lois Lowry beginbelongcharacter share on social
I think when you've had success, publishers and reviewers and readers are willing to let you try something new if you've already proven yourself. They're excited about what you're doing, you have people interested in it, and actually waiting for it. It's empowering. Lois Lowry empowerexcitehave share on social