The novel remains a very special form for me.

We're not allowed to carry out harsh interrogations anymore, but we're allowed to fly over somebody's village, without due process, and kill them all?

Listening takes practice, and it takes patience. But I promise, if you listen, your story will be better for it.

I have a ways to go as a novelist. But what's great is, well, I frankly enjoyed the solitude. And I enjoyed being able to tell characters what to say and do without negotiating with an actor.

I'm a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy.

When you're writing a novel, you're still telling a story. But you're telling it very differently. It's a craft like anything else.

The novel remains a very special form for me.