From a New York Times By the Book interview headlined “Lynne Tillman May Have Her Book Collection Cremated With Her”:

As a kid-reader, I thought a library was the great thing to build in life,” says the novelist, whose new book is the nonfiction “Mothercare.” “Now, unless you have a huge house with enormous rooms, this desire leads to mayhem and depression.”

What’s the last great book you read?

“Woman at Point Zero,” by Nawal el Saadawi. Profound and devastating.