Please make me either relatable or terrible.

I've just always written, and always considered myself a writer. I wrote my first story when I was five. There was nothing else I wanted to do or be.

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've been told by people who write historical novels that you just sort of write the emotional truth first, the story at the core, and then you go back and research it at the end.

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

We are human beings, not ants.

An ellipsis is a giant ocean of possibilities.