I look at the great poets of the Soviet Union, like Anna Akhmatova, who endured far worse then anything we've seen or hopefully that we will ever see. If they could keep writing and keep a voice alive, keep people hopeful through their poetry, then I would be ashamed to stop and to give in. It would be really self-indulgent, unacceptable, and inexcusable to walk away from it.

I'm lucky in having found the perfect partner to spend my life with

I love to sing. I'm a soprano.

I think Peter Dickinson is hands down the best stylist as a writer and the most interesting storyteller in my genre.

I had wanted to write Ghost Country for a long time, but it wouldn't work.

Hard to remember who is more dangerous: the people who are attacking our liberties overseas, or those who are suppressing them at home.

But what I've learned is, when your adrenaline is flowing, you can do a lot. I'm not very physical, but once some punks were trying to break into my house and I chased them down.