I wish I had the luxury of time to read and write like grad students do. That sounds pretty awesome. When I was writing my first book one of my friends was going to grad school at the same time and I heard a lot of stories about drinking, too. I feel like everyone was having affairs.

You can quit smoking, and never have to have a cigarette again to survive. But with food, it is a daily challenge.

The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry is a breezy, big-hearted treat, especially if you've ever wondered about the inner workings of America's national treasures--neighborhood bookstores.

I love reading books that you can't put down, and they just take you over for a night or a weekend.

Sometimes, things are just exercises.

The fascinating thing about food is that if you have issues with it, you have to face it every single day.

With apologies to all my past boyfriends, I never loved a man the way I loved my old apartment.