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" I'm really boring. I get up early. I go to bed early. I don't smoke or drink. I mean, I'll eat a cupcake. I'm just not a crazy, stay-out-all-night sort of person. I love writing. "

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Details

Love

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Light

Writing

" I started Save the Libraries in 2010 by hosting a big fundraiser in my city library of DeKalb County in Atlanta. Through that, I learned that even with fundraisers, libraries often don't make money - they just barely break even. "

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" Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore the rest. "

Karin Slaughter

Enjoy

Ignore

" Random House is definitely invested in keeping libraries healthy. "

" It sounds pretentious to say I 'divide' my time, but when I am home, that usually means my house in Atlanta or my cabin in the North Georgia Mountains. The latter is where I do the majority of my writing. "

" I'm extremely introverted. I used to think it was shyness, but I got over that, so it must be door No. 2. It's still hard for me to be away from home much, and I have to make sure I get lots of time alone in my room when I'm touring. "

Karin Slaughter

Home

Door

" I thought I had to write literature and add my name to the list of great Southern storytellers. Fortunately for me, no one wanted to read any of those stories. They got rejected by everyone. Sometimes, I would get a note saying they liked the writing, but the story simply didn't work. "

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Weak

Man

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Karin Slaughter

Neatness

About

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Karin Slaughter

Always

Books

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" I have a lot of men who will say to me, 'I don't read books by women, but I like you.' "

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You

Women

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