Nathan Ripley
Author Interview - Nathan Ripley
Author I draw inspiration from: Patricia Highsmith--even though I cribbed my pseudonym from Ellen Ripley of Alien, Highsmith's books contain virtually everything I admire about both suspense and literary fiction.
Author Interview with Nathan Ripley | Author he draws inspiration from
Favorite place to read a book: In bed.
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with: Anthony Powell's Nick Jenkins.
Author Interview with Nathan Ripley | Book character he'd like to be stuck in an elevator with
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author: When I realized I was no good at anything else--probably around age 27.
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook: Paperback.
The last book I read: I was reading Zuckerman Unbound by Philip Roth and The Midnight Line by Lee Child alongside each other and finished them at more or less the same time.
Author Interview with Nathan Ripley | The last book he read
Author Interview with Nathan Ripley | The last book he read
Pen & paper or computer: Pen and paper for notes and ideas, laptop for pounding out the chapters.
Book character I think I’d be best friends with: Eddie Campbell's Alec, in all of his incarnations throughout the year.
Author Interview with Nathan Ripley | The book character he'd be best friends with
If I wasn’t an author, I’d be a: Copywriter.
Favorite decade in fashion history: For suits and nicer casual-wear, the early sixties. For t-shirts and jeans, the 80s.
Place I’d most like to travel: New Orleans (again)
My signature drink: Jameson's.
Favorite artist: Pieter Brueghel
Number one on my bucket list: Earn enough money to crush my enemies
