Major theme of the book ["Hotels of North America"], from my point of view: what is persona, what is self, in the digital sphere, and/or what is the effect of it on self in a prolonged interaction.

The idea to make hotel reviews the form of the novel came first. So I just started writing hotel reviews and tried to come up with a consistent voice.

I judged about a zillion awards this year so Ive been reading a lot of books that just came out.

I am a better writer for having fewer demons, and I am more curious about the world and the people in it. So those of you thinking you might need your demons in order to be creative: I beg to differ.

My contention is that that style is just as stylized as an ornate style.

Genre is a bookstore problem, not a literary problem.

God howls with laughter at earthly plans, you know?