Updike worked this way, and I just kinda borrowed it from him. So the memoir will be relief from novel writing for a moment.

I'm trying to make sure that there's comedy as well as sadness. It makes the sadness more memorable.

I believe in the absolute and unlimited liberty of reading. I believe in wandering through the stacks and picking out the first thing that strikes me. I believe in choosing books based on the dust jacket.

I always wanted to write something illustrated, and the Details strip finally gave me the opportunity.

I have admired Melissa Pritchard's writing for several years now for its wisdom, its humble elegance, and its earthy comedy.

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

I do think that just about whenever I am writing, or more accurately, whenever I have written, I feel better and more at peace as a human being. That doesn't mean, unfortunately, that the literary product is any good.