[Bob Dylan] is a worthy laureate for the Nobel Prize.

[Bob Dylan] is a worthy laureate for the Nobel Prize.

I do quite extensive research for most of my novels.

I followed the launch of the library with Margaret Atwood and then David Mitchell. I just sat quietly at home secretly envying them. Then just over a month ago she asked me if I would like to be the third author to join the library.

Bjork is one of my oldest friends so we share the friendship and common roots. That is what we build on when we work together.

[Bob Dylan] builds his lyrics, of course, from personal experience, but it's also a literary work. He draws heavily on his knowledge of American lyric tradition as well as European modernism. But he should let the Nobel Prize Committee know if he is accepting it or not.

Much of my time is taken up by reading, researching and trying out ideas.