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Q&A Do you need to get author's permission to quote him in a non-fiction book?

I have a non-fiction book idea that would frequently use quotes/reviews from a specific author. Would I need to get that author's permission to quote him/her, and to base the entire book on these ...

2 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Debra‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

Question fiction non-fiction
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T01:50:05Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/3595
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Debra‭ · 2019-12-08T01:50:05Z (over 4 years ago)
I have a non-fiction book idea that would frequently use quotes/reviews from a specific author. Would I need to get that author's permission to quote him/her, and to base the entire book on these quotes?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-08-11T00:22:37Z (over 12 years ago)
Original score: 10