Author: Matthew Pearl

Quotes

What's most explosive about historical fiction is to use the fictional elements to pressure the history to new insights.

What's most explosive about historical fiction is to use the fictional elements to pressure the history to new insights.

- Matthew Pearl

Porter Square Books was the only place I could find that was dog-friendly, work-friendly, and had food. I was there all the time.

Porter Square Books was the only place I could find that was dog-friendly, work-friendly, and had food. I was there all the time.

- Matthew Pearl

One important idea I hope is reflected in 'The Poe Shadow' is that fiction can add as much to history as nonfiction does.

One important idea I hope is reflected in 'The Poe Shadow' is that fiction can add as much to history as nonfiction does.

- Matthew Pearl

I had a dog named Oliver with severe separation anxiety. He couldn't be alone... so I had to bring him wherever I went.

I had a dog named Oliver with severe separation anxiety. He couldn't be alone... so I had to bring him wherever I went.

- Matthew Pearl

There's a remarkable power about reading together, reading collectively, that's brought out by reading groups.

There's a remarkable power about reading together, reading collectively, that's brought out by reading groups.

- Matthew Pearl

When it comes to referring to Dickens's life, performing plays with your nine children for friends and family during Christmas is Dickensian.

When it comes to referring to Dickens's life, performing plays with your nine children for friends and family during Christmas is Dickensian.

- Matthew Pearl

'The Dante Club' was one of America's most important book clubs, as their Wednesday night meetings ultimately led to our country's first exposure to Dante's poetry on a wide scale.

'The Dante Club' was one of America's most important book clubs, as their Wednesday night meetings ultimately led to our country's first exposure to Dante's poetry on a wide scale.

- Matthew Pearl

I think respectful conflict is intrinsic to the spirit of literature. It reminds us that literary history is living and evolving and thrives on us being active participants.

I think respectful conflict is intrinsic to the spirit of literature. It reminds us that literary history is living and evolving and thrives on us being active participants.

- Matthew Pearl

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