Becoming an author changes your attitude too. Once you see where books come from, and how theyre made, they never seem quite as sacred again. – Lev Grossman
Growing up in the 70s and 80s, science fiction and especially fantasy had such a stigma attached to them. I felt so punished and exiled for being devoted to these things. – Lev Grossman
Im happy to report that The New Press is still in business to this day. But not thanks to me. I was a really bad publishing intern. – Lev Grossman
Ive drunk Amazons free Diet Coke. Nothing makes more sense to me than a company trying to make bookselling into a profitable business. Im not anti-Amazon, and Im not pro-publishers either. Im pro-books. – Lev Grossman
Twenty-eight years in business and you understand the importance of problem solving and the importance of efficiency, because if you dont become efficient, you dont run a business well, and you are out of business. And I think some of those principles could be applied to leadership in Washington. – Steve Daines