In its more listless moments, ‘Pharaoh’s Army’ seems a ramshackle collection of memories not overly concerned with telling a larger story. Jeff Giles Read Quote
In the annals of the rich and miserable, Christina Onassis stands out, if only because she was so rich and so miserable. Jeff Giles Read Quote
The YA category changes pretty fast. I’m so impressed by what these authors do. Jeff Giles Read Quote
I had written many things as a journalist, but I had no idea if I could write something scary or romantic or touching that wasn’t me writing about someone else’s life story. It was really exciting to try. Jeff Giles Read Quote
Authors all have at least one thing in common, which is that when we finally get finished copies of our books, we get giddy as kindergartners. We touch them constantly, and build towers with them, and take pictures of our cats and dogs reading them. Jeff Giles Read Quote
I know Peter Jackson a tiny-tiny bit from interviewing him about the ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies over the years. When I was visiting the set of ‘The Return of the King,’ he let me be an extra so I could see filmmaking from a different perspective. I was a Rohan soldier. Jeff Giles Read Quote
Asking the director of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ to read my novel was exactly as terrifying as you’d think. I came this close to not doing it because I was so embarrassed. But he was so gracious about it. Jeff Giles Read Quote
I’m definitely interested in two questions: ‘Is anybody ever really irredeemable?’ and ‘How much are we all prepared to do for each other?’ Jeff Giles Read Quote
