Her sister, Holly McGhee, is an agent, and she's my agent in New York. She's Alison's agent too. Even though Alison lives here in Minneapolis, I met Alison through Holly, when Holly came to Minneapolis to visit Alison.

I am busier now than I ever imagined I would be, but I feel blessed in that I have found what I am supposed to be doing with my life. It's wonderful to tell stories and have people listen to them.

As a kid books changed how I looked at the world and helped me understand things. Books still deepen me and open my heart.

You must be filled with expectancy. You must be awash in hope. You must wonder who will love you, whom you will love next.

I read whatever the publisher sends me.

Her sister, Holly McGhee, is an agent, and she's my agent in New York. She's Alison's agent too. Even though Alison lives here in Minneapolis, I met Alison through Holly, when Holly came to Minneapolis to visit Alison.

It's hard not to immediately fall in love witha dog who has a good sense of humor.