The main advantage of being a reviewer is that you read a lot. A lot of books get sent to you, and you have an amazing vantage point from which to observe what's going on in contemporary fiction - not only genre stuff, the whole spectrum.

I studied the cello for a long time, from when I was little up through college.

I think every fantasy reader secretly believes they know how magic works.

About as close you can get to the perfect cerebral thriller: searingly smart, ridiculously funny, and fast as hell... I defy anybody to read the first page and not keep going to the last.

The line between outside and inside is fuzzier in fantasy. Maybe that's something people are looking for.

The problem with growing up is that once you're grown up, the people who aren't grown up aren't fun anymore.

I have spent many, many hours reading J.K. Rowling's work. I am a known 'Harry Potter' fan.