I don't choose between my house phone and my mobile. I don't choose between my laptop and my notebook. And I don't intend to choose between my e-reader and my bookshelf.

Books exist for me not as physical entities with pages and binding, but in the province of my mind.

Writing about the 1950s has given me tremendous respect for my mother's generation.

Writers are a product of where we come from but by looking at alternatives to the culture in which we live, we can find ways to change and hopefully improve it.

I'm a library user and I just don't hoard books. To me, they're for sharing.

I find it inspiring to actively choose which traditions to celebrate and also come up with new ideas for traditions of my own.

For a novelist, the gaps in a story are as intriguing as material that still exists.