Published in the Sunday Times
What do you snack on while you write?
PowerBars.
What is the strangest thing you’ve done when researching a book?
Being rolled over in an Army Humvee.
What book do you wish you’d written?
1984 by George Orwell.
What are you working on next?
The next Vega Jane and the next Amos Decker.
Who is your favorite fictional hero?
Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
“He killed him.”
Which current book will you remember in 10 years’ time?
My memory’s not that good.
Whose sentences are your favourite, and why?
John Irving. Epic and intimate.
You’re hosting a literary dinner with three writers. Who’s invited?
Mark Twain, JK Rowling and Harper Lee.
Has a book ever changed your mind about something?
The Other America by Michael Harrington changed my mind about poverty.
David Baldacci’s latest novel is Memory Man (Macmillan)
Book details
- Memory Man by David Baldacci
EAN: 9781447277583
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