Molly Ringwald on Her Literary Heroes And the Book That Changed Her Life

This is a review - of an interview Entertainment Weekly - actress and author Molly Ringwald shares the literary works that have profoundly shaped her personal and professional life. She discusses her childhood favorites, including Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH and the poetry of Shel Silverstein, which sparked her early love for reading. Ringwald highlights Raymond Carver as the author who ultimately inspired her to begin writing when she was a teenager. Furthermore, she reflects on her own literary career, identifying her novel When It Happens to You as the milestone project that established her as a serious writer.

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