Reading develops cognitive skills. It trains our minds to think critically and to question what you are told. This is why dictators censor or ban books. It's why it was illegal to teach slaves to read. It's why girls in developing countries have acid thrown in their faces when they walk to school.
Karin SlaughterLike every Southern writer, I thought that I needed to write the next Gone With the Wind.
Karin SlaughterI'm sold as a literary writer in Holland; I'm sold as crime fiction in England. I think of it as just literature.
Karin SlaughterA lot of novels use crime as a stepping stone to talk about greater issues. So I just think of myself as a writer.
Karin SlaughterI was with a real jerk after the first heartbreak, and once I did the prerequisite eating an entire cake and singing "All By Myself" in the shower, I realized that people treat you badly when you let them, and that I had to respect myself and not let anyone else treat me that way again. If someone really loves you, they are your biggest champion, not your biggest detractor.
Karin Slaughter