Truth is, every writer has to be a good editor, and you have to edit yourself. It's a skill every writer has to acquire.

The thing about love is that we can't control whether we get it, but we can control whether we give it. And each feels as good as the other. Your heart doesn't know if it's loving a man, a book, or a puppy. If your heart were that smart, it would be your brain.

I am really, I think, truly an easygoing, positive, fun person.

I love the dignity in the name Philadelphia, but at heart, we're Philly.

Alafair Burke's first standalone is a must read! You'll lose yourself in this riveting story of Alice Humphrey, a woman whose nightmare begins when she goes to work at her new gallery job, only to find everything gone—and a murdered man on the floor. You can't guess the plot twists that follow, as Alice's whole word turns upside down and she has to question everyone and everything she thought was real. And the ending is a shocker you'll never see coming.

The truth is that every writer, whether it's fiction or nonfiction, is trying to write something truly original and that's what I think I'm doing.

Truth is, every writer has to be a good editor, and you have to edit yourself. It's a skill every writer has to acquire.