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Anthony Doerr
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Anthony Doerr

Anthony Doerr was awarded the 2010 Story Prize for Memory Wall. His other books include The Shell Collector, About Grace, and Four Seasons in Rome. His books have been a New York Times Notable Book, an American Library Association Book of the Year, a... Read full bio

Author Revealed:
Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Pay attention.
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Revealing Questions
Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
A. Books on the shelves, maps on the walls.
Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Pay attention.
Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?
A. Hunting huckleberries in the rain with my family.
Q. What’s your greatest fear?
A. Running out of curiosity.
Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
A. Sayulita, Mexico. No, Turks and Caicos. No, the Natural History Museum in Paris. No...
Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing?
A. Cooking