Oh, but a real princess would know that hard work ennobles the soul,' Rose objected. 'That would be one of the signs.

For years, we in publishing have been hearing from Catholic readers that they really yearn for Catholic fiction.

Have you ever felt that there was something going on in life that not everyone was aware of?

Bear heard Rose in the background saying, 'Why thank you, Mr. Fish.' 'Good redhead. Helpful redhead,' Fish returned.

One of my heroes, G.K. Chesterton, said, "The old fairy tales endure forever. The old fairy tale makes the hero a normal human boy; it is his adventures that are startling; they startle him because he is normal." Discovering that the modern world can still contain the wonder and strangeness of a fairy tale is part of what my novels are about.

The boys at school are so degenerate that it makes one feel pessimistic about the future of the male gender in general.

I went to work for Catholics United for the Faith, and I basically found myself in the midst of the traditionalist branch of the Catholic revival. There is an intellectual rigor that is very much valued there and that I was in awe of.