I am of mixed minds about the issue of privacy. On one hand, I understand that information is power, and power is, well, power, so keeping your private information to yourself is essential - especially if you are a controversial figure, a celebrity, or a dissident.

There's a marvelous sense of mastery that comes with writing a sentence that sounds exactly as you want it to.

Libraries are what is best about us as a society: open, exciting, rich, informative, free, inclusive, engaging.

I feel somewhat responsible for the Borders Books bankruptcy.

I had never considered using a hashtag anywhere other than on Twitter, but now I'm inspired. Text messages have always seemed a little flat to me, so the murmuring Greek chorus of a hashtag might be a perfect way to liven them up and give them a bit of dimension.

I wonder what book signings will be like when most of the books we read are electronic. Will authors sign something else? A flyer, perhaps? A special kind of card devised for the purpose?

I went to a football school, which meant that I went to a university that served up education and was simultaneously operating a sports franchise.