Mr Michener, as timeless as a stack of National Geographics, is the ultimate Summer Writer. Just as one goes back to the cottage in Maine, so one goes back to one's Michener.
Source: On James Michener; in NY Times, 6 Jul 1980.
-- Wilfrid Sheed, (Dec 27 1930-2011), English novelist; His works include Boys of Winter and Hack.