Judy Blume excels at describing how it feels to be invisible. So how poetic is it that Blume herself is suddenly everywhere?

For me, I am a huge fan of Sofia Coppola and Lynn Shelton. I love Lena Dunham, like everybody else. I love Kathryn Bigelow.

Ah, reality TV: where opportunists delight in exposing opportunism! It's kind of like the indie music scene.

Of course, the strippers also take pains not to appear too innocent, valorous, or bookishly inclined. (In direct opposition to the Swayze Mandate of 1987, everybody puts Baby in a goddamn corner.)

You definitely meet a lot of extremely powerful, successful, wealthy people in Hollywood who are extremely miserable.

I usually try not to think about actors while writing, because the odds of those stars aligning and you getting those specific people are so rare.

People say 'teenage girls aren't so clever. Your characters should be less articulate to reflect our youth.' People who say that aren't spending time with teenagers.