Alexander Patton
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Amor Towles:
Hello Mr. Towles, I absolutely loved "The Lincoln Highway". I am curious if there will be a sequel or if we may see these characters again?
Amor Towles
The character Richard "Dicky" Vanderwhile appears in both RULES OF CIVILITY and A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW. And there a number of overlaps between RULES and THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY. So, it's always possible...
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Robert M Josephs
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Amor Towles:
When describing your books to someone who hasn't read one, I tell them to think of a time when you have heard someone make a statement and said, "I don't think I ever heard that said better." Now imagine reading a book where every sentence is worded in just such a way. Is that natural for you, or do you have to work and re-work the phrasing? I'm trying to write in the same way, but it isn't easy.
Ecila Cooper
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Amor Towles:
Dear Mr. Towles, our book club was assigned your book to read, and having just finished prior to our May 6 meeting, I am thanking you for writing such a graceful book. My wish is that those in the upper echelons of society and politics in our country today would read this Rules of Civility. Perhaps we should start a national reading club? Kind regards, Alice Cooper
Ashley Gonzalez
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Amor Towles:
Hello! I adore your books and just finished Rules of Civility a few minutes ago. I do have a question though that's nagging at me that I hoped you could answer. When Katey is at the newsstand an the man approaches her and calls her "Sister Sally Salamone," what's going on here? In the earlier paragraph she talks about when they were fourteen?
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