That's a paradox I've noticed, too: The news business held little romance for me, yet writing about it somehow stirred my affections. Tom Rachman affectionbusinesshave Change image and share on social
I don't like most contemporary art. But I think if you talked to any person who's heavily involved in contemporary art, they'd say the same thing. If you go to a biennale, you don't expect to like much of it. Tom Rachman artbiennalecontemporary share on social
At the outset, my notion of being a writer was that you would have moments of inspiration and moments of frustration, when you'd crumple up your pages and toss them away. On one side, the dustbin would fill up, and on the other side, pages would rise into a novel. Tom Rachman crumpledustbinfill share on social
A common defense among obituary-fanciers such as myself is that the obit is not about death at all. It is about life. This is true since an article about the condition of deadness would make for turgid reading at best. Tom Rachman articlecommoncondition share on social
The training of a journalist, of working with words for thousands of hours, is extraordinarily useful for a fiction writer. Tom Rachman extraordinarilyfictionhour Change image and share on social
During my past career as a journalist, I relished writing obits and equally dreaded phoning relatives for the necessary facts. But to my surprise and great relief, they often wanted to talk - they wanted their recently deceased loved ones recorded in print. Tom Rachman careerdeceasedread share on social
The way I found time to write 'The Imperfectionists' was that I took work as a copy editor at the 'International Herald Tribune' in Paris, working full-time for approximately six months, then taking my savings from that and writing full-time, then returning after six months, and so on, until the book was done! Tom Rachman approximatelybookcopy share on social
Journalists who are devoted to strictly factual reporting take particular pleasure from satirical news outlets that have the liberty to laugh and even mock the hypocrisy that reporters and editors must simply observe without comment. Tom Rachman commentdevoteeditor share on social
My parents used to rent old movies - my whole childhood is in black and white - and it was my dream to make films. Tom Rachman blackchildhooddream Change image and share on social
Many things embarrass me, but reading isn't one of them. I'm not ashamed of my slightly weird collection of prison memoirs. Nor the flaky meditation books. After all, I can pretend I never read those. Tom Rachman ashamedbookcollection Change image and share on social