I live and die with the Chicago Cubs

If I were elected President, the first thing I would do would be to set up a Department of Restoring the Bill of Rights. I would have 10,000 people working there.

Most people don't have the money to spend on advertising to create awareness among readers, nor do they have the contacts at newspapers or magazines to get their books reviewed.

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

Live disasters are wonderful attractions when you're safe on the other side of them.

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

Reviewers said Ghost Country was rich, astonishing and affecting in the way it blended comedy, magic, and a gritty urban realism in a breathtaking ride along Chicago's mean streets.