I think the author captures a moment rather well.

Still, few authors capture the slang and terrors of inner-city streets the way Mr. Mowry does.

The authors capture to a T the way their contemporaries speak, but that very accuracy is a disadvantage for the novel's readability.

The author captures a courtly feeling present even today.

"At the same time the author ably captures the voices of the regime's apologists."

The author captures his "extraordinary character," John Ellsworth said here last year.

Even Juno is wispy, though the author has captured her perfectly in the phrase about beauty and invisibility.

Another write up said, "the author has captured the mood of the times and the ethos of Bombay's cricketing culture."

After all, these authors captured the fancy of both public and publisher; we want to know why.