When I got across, I looked back and saw Tyson giving Grover a piggyback ride (or was it a goatyback ride?).

He looked like an evil male model, showing off what the fashionable college age villain was wearing to Harvard this year.

I've always liked the idea that writing is a form of travel. And I started my writing career as a mystery novelist for adults.

I don't think about being famous, really. Being an author, I don't generally get stopped as I walk down the street. It's not like being a movie star.

It is true that I once refused to eat haggis in Scotland and this did not sit well with the local population.

Some pain shouldn’t be wished away so easily. It has to be dealt with, even embraced.

Happy Birthday!' I yelled, 'Now, shut up!