Most Of The People I Write About

Most Novelists I Know Went Through A Period Of Intense Self-examination And Self-loathing After The Terrorist Attacks On The World Trade Center. I Certainly Did.

Everything Becomes Symbol And Irony When You've Been Betrayed

There Is A Type Of Writer That Can Happily Bury Themselves In The Country And Dig Very Deep, But I'm Not Like That.

I'd Like To Have The Kind Of House Someday Where A Carousel Horse Wouldn't Be Out Of Place In The Living Room.

Tim Thornton's Portrait Of A Pop Culture Obsession Is So Convincing That One Can't Help Wishing That His Fictional Alt Rock Band Actually Existed, Or Suspecting That They Did. The Alternative Hero Is A Weirdly Compelling Portrait Of Fanatic Fandom Which Reads Like High Fidelity At High Volume.