Early on, I got some criticism from other gay writers and queer theorists for being too ‘assimilationist,’ probably because my characters are outsiders, even in the gay world. Stephen McCauley Read Quote
It’s hard to imagine anyone accusing Lionel Shriver of being a timid writer. Stephen McCauley Read Quote
My partner and I weed through our bookshelves and throw stuff out regularly. Stephen McCauley Read Quote
Jill Eisenstadt is a writer of many admirable gifts. Foremost among them are a sharp eye for people, a playful love of language, and, it’s probably safe to assume, nearly boundless energy. Stephen McCauley Read Quote
I have always had someone in my life that I consider my reading mentor because I come from a family where reading was not emphasized or even approved of. Stephen McCauley Read Quote
I loved Victoria Glendinning’s bio of Vita Sackville-West. I also loved Michael Holroyd’s immense biography of Lytton Strachey. Stephen McCauley Read Quote
I think libraries give the feeling that people are there to work. It’s a little bit like an artist’s colony in the sense that there’s some sort of shared experience. There’s respect for quiet, more or less, but otherwise, there’s activity. Stephen McCauley Read Quote
I wrote two novels about a yoga studio in Los Angeles published by Penguin under the pen name Rain Mitchell. Stephen McCauley Read Quote
The experience of writing under a pseudonym was tremendously liberating; I could write what I wanted. Stephen McCauley Read Quote
I write in public libraries and sometimes coffee shops. I can’t write at home and gave up trying long ago. I need activity around me that I’m forced to block out. It helps me focus. Stephen McCauley Read Quote
