“Stranded on a Desert Island:” Novel Escapes Interview

If you could only have one book with you, what would it be/
The One-Volume Columbia Encyclopedia. There are many books I could re-read multiple times, but not continuously. The Columbia book could keep me interested for weeks and probably stimulate a lot of story ideas.

What one luxury item would you want to be stranded with?
Assuming a Lear jet or helicopter was out of the question, I’d probably opt for a Bose music system loaded with my entire music library. I can cope with most anything wi...