“When I was a teenager, I thought if any of my friends or people at school see me reading a book, they're gonna think I'm weak. So I didn't even do it in private. Then I grew up, got into college, and the teachers turned me on to books, and I got hooked.”

American author, producer, and television writer

George Pelecanos is an American author, producer, and television writer. He is known for detective fiction, much of it set in his hometown of Washington, D.C. His work spans both books and television, and he has 102 quotes on the site. Many of his 20 books explore crime and city life through the lens of Washington, D.C. On television, he often works with David Simon, writing episodes of The Wire and Treme, and he also co-created the HBO series The Deuce and We Own This City.