Publishers Weekly has posted Nick Hilden’s article, “Writers Talking Writers: China Miéville on Jane Gaskell and Keanu Reeves on Cormac McCarthy”.
We’re attempting to unravel the tangled web of literary influence by talking with the great writers of today about the writers of yesterday who influenced them. This month we spoke with China Miéville (Perdido Street Station, The City & the City) and Keanu Reeves (BRZRKR) who discussed two authors whose influence can be felt in their new collaboration, The Book of Elsewhere. The former explored the “stiletto gaze” of fantasy writer Jane Gaskell, and the latter delved into the “magic trick” of Cormac McCarthy.