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I've got a book coming out soon so I just must get some weight off.

My favorite books are the ones that make me smile for hours after reading them. I want that for my readers, for the sweetness to linger. Sort of like chocolate, but without the calories.

I am becoming increasingly difficult to please as a reader, but I adore being surprised by a really wonderful book, written by someone I've never heard of before.

Too many books are full of recipes that aren't doable at home. They are purely aspirational. They are quite frightening, even for me.

It feels wonderful to get praise from other authors who I admire, but with each new book, my confidence is always the thing I struggle with the most until I start getting positive feedback from readers.

I work really hard at these books, and when colleagues write nasty reviews of them, I take it very personally.

I don't write for publishers, certainly not for critics, and not for readers, But I am delighted that so many people have found my books enjoyable and want to continue to read them.

The feedback I get is that my books are honest. I don't sugar-coat anything. Life is really hard.

I'm going to book-and-author dinners, and I'm the author!

I'm an inveterate bookstore wanderer. I read constantly, so I love a good bookstore. I can't help it.