In France, for instance, one magazine writer was convinced that On The Road had been a huge influence on Lost Souls and was crushed to learn that I hadn't read the one until after I'd written the other. Poppy Z. Brite convincecrushfrance share on social
I like visiting people's homes on Saint Joseph's Day, when people set up altars, serve food as a tribute to the saint, and invite the public - I enjoy that much more than Mardi Gras. Poppy Z. Brite altardayenjoy Change image and share on social
There are people who must spend huge amounts of time composing these online diatribes against me, all about how disgusting and terrible I am and how no one should ever read my books, and it's not enough for them to hate me, they can't stand the fact that ANYONE likes me! Poppy Z. Brite amountbookcompose share on social
Some of the food in Liquor is food I've really eaten filtered through a veil of fiction. Poppy Z. Brite eatfictionfilter Change image and share on social
New Orleans cuisine is Creole rather than Cajun. Poppy Z. Brite cajuncreolecuisine Change image and share on social
I think film had a terrible effect on horror fiction particularly in the 80s, with certain writers turning out stuff as slick and cliched as Hollywood movies. Poppy Z. Brite 80sclicheffect Change image and share on social
Yeah, I think A Confederacy of Dunces is probably the perfect New Orleans book. Poppy Z. Brite bookconfederacydunce Change image and share on social
I'd much rather do an obviously commercial writing project than get a day job. Poppy Z. Brite commercialdayjob Change image and share on social
And I can't think of a reason I'd ever use a pseudonym, as I wouldn't want to publish something that I didn't like enough to put my name on it. Poppy Z. Brite pseudonympublishput Change image and share on social
Mostly I enjoy the restaurants (my husband is a chef), though I wish we had a wider diversity of ethnic food. Poppy Z. Brite chefdiversityenjoy Change image and share on social
