Karen asked Frederic S. Durbin:

Literally just finished A Green and Ancient Light and absolutely loved it - so, first of all, thank you! What's been your favorite read of 2016?

Frederic S. Durbin Hi, Karen--Thank you very much for reading the book! I'm delighted that you enjoyed it! As to my favorite reads this year, I have two, a fiction title and a nonfiction one. The latter is 'The Typewriter Revolution,' by Richard Polt. I am a huge typewriter enthusiast, with a collection of about 30 typewriters, ranging in age from a 1925 Corona Four to a 1971 Olympia SM9. (You can find an article I wrote for Tor.com about how typewriters fit into the life of the modern writer--the link is on my web site, and you can also find it by typing my name and 'Tor.com' into your browser window.) My favorite fiction book I read this year was Shirley Jackson's 'The Haunting of Hill House,' which I'd been wanting to read for years. My favorite of hers is still 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle.' Thank you again for writing to me!

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