I'll see your meme, and raise you five

I don't usually do the "Friday Five" memes, because it seems so much a "joiner" kind of thing, and I reluctantly admit here and now that I am not really a joiner. But I always liked that Rose McGowan said words to the effect that part of the reason she accepted a part on the TV show "Charmed" was that she didn't want to be the kind of indie actress who says with a sneer "TV? No way!", so she decided to take a series offer when it arose. Similarly, as this week's "Friday Five" is literary, and a lot of kids play lots of weeks, all over the weblogoverse, I think this is a good one to join in.

( five questions about books and authors, five more questions for the fun of it, more than five answers )