I did a lot of reading of the Bible and became fascinated with the idea of the Rapture. It's pretty wild. I hadn't heard of it until I was in college.

I'm used to adapting my novels for feature film - it can be challenging to cut and compress three or four hundred pages into two hours of dramatic action.

My wife and I left New York when she got pregnant - we just thought it would be really hard to stay in the city.

If anything, he seemed a little lonely, all too ready to open his heart at the slightest sign of interst.

There's not some finite amount of pain inside us. Our bodies and minds just keep manufacturing more of it.

I used to describe myself as a comic novelist, but my concerns seem to have darkened over the past few years.

My novels are certainly more exciting than my own life.