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It has always been very difficult for writers to survive commercially in India because the market was so small. But that's not true at all any more. It's one of the world's fastest growing and most vibrant markets for books, especially in English.

People still try to sell books that way - as 'books can take you to foreign lands.' We've given children this idea that reading and books are a nice option, if you want that kind of thing. I hope we can get over that idea.

I think there is a chance that Indian writers in America will start producing very interesting books in the years to come.

My early and invincible love of reading I would not exchange for all the riches of India.

I've decided to take advantage of outsourcing. My next novel will be written by a couple of guys in Bangalore, India.

I'm not too interested in books about India.

I think I'm more marketing- and sales-oriented than others, and the notion of selling books continues to interest me.

I don't know if foreigners will take to my novels or not. It may be that my books appeal only to a particular gender or age group rather than convey a more universal appeal.

Forget market or publishers or whatever. Just write with fire and joy, and in my own experience, those are the stories of mine people have wanted to read.

I deal with the authors I work with, agents, and other departments of the company, talking about both the books that I'm working on and everyone else's. Then there's dealing with foreign publishers: foreigners visit all the time. People want to bounce things off the publisher, and a lot of it is encouragement.