It's A Book [bink & Gollie] About

No Matter How Hard You Try To Be Present At Home, You're Always Doing The Things That You Have To Do.

I Would Hesitate To Say The Characters [ In Bink & Gollie] Are Too Related To Either To Us [me And Alison Mcghee], But They Certainly Draw On Our Physical Traits And Personality Traits And Then Exaggerate Them To The Nth Degree.

My Favorite Food Is Deep-fried Ravioli. I Always Get That Every Year.

When I Do It [writing] By Myself, There's A Lot More Terror And Uncertainty.

On The Return Flight From My Mother In Florida , I Sat Next To A Businessman Who Asked Me What I Did For A Living. I Said, "i Write," And It Seemed Totally Ridiculous In The Face Of What Had Just Happened. I Mean, I Couldn't Think Of Anything More Pointless Than Telling Stories. He Asked, "what Do You Write?" I Said, "i Write Children Books."