Linda.Collison: Looking for Redfeather was inspired in part, by Jack Kerouac's iconic story and is a 21st century homage to the novel. Kerouac's characters are older and less directed in their wanderings than the teens in Looking for Redfeather, who come of age on the road, yet they share the same restlessness and desire for life.… (meer)

Linda.Collison: As an author Dave Eggers has had a big influence on me, especially his works, You Shall Know Our Velocity, and, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. While the three characters in Looking for Redfeather are teenagers and have less money and time than Eggers' characters Will and Hand, they exhibit the same exuberant impulsiveness, and the same drive to find the Life. Friendship is an important theme in both books.… (meer)