Even though we are affected too, we're much more stable because we don't use polypropylene. Our fibers are made from a renewable resource.

Only about 10 percent of the market that can use our product uses fiber. We're really trying to increase that penetration.

This is a very conservative customer, because they're dealing in very expensive projects. But they want change. They just need to be sure it works.

This has been an unprecedented and titanic fight. Only Mahony had the audacity to do something like this.

To answer that I have to describe what I think is my responsibility as a thriller writer: To give my readers the most exciting roller coaster ride of a suspense story I can possibly think of.

You think publishing is tough but the music world is ten times tougher.