Biblio File, Interviews
Ask the Author: Jane Smiley
Jane Smiley comes to Books at Noon this week to discuss her latest work, Some Luck.
When and where do you like to read? 
In the hot tub.
What were your favorite books as a child?
The Bobbsey Twins, Black Beauty, Landmark Books.
What books had the greatest impact on you?
David Copperfield, Giants in the Earth, The Web of Life.
Would you like to name a few writers out there you think deserve greater readership?
What was the last book you recommended?
The Transylvania Trilogy by Miklos Banffy.
What do you plan to read next?
I don't know until I start reading it. I have a lot of books waiting on the shelf and the Kindle.
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