Authors Reveal: What I Read When I Have Two Minutes of Peace
We asked some of the most celebrated authors in America what they read in the doctor's office or in the line for carpool—any time they have a short, unexpected window of free time.
By Leigh Newman
"John Cheever's collected stories. You can jump in and out and still feel invested in a world gone by, chew the stories like gum, savor each line and know that you've got a whole lot more to go. What's not to like? Except that I'm rarely in the position of having only a few moments of uninterrupted peace—at least since the children have grown up. But even when they were little, I'd just step right over them, book in hand, and go crank the stereo."
— T.C. Boyle, author of San Miguel
— T.C. Boyle, author of San Miguel
Published 03/25/2013