My book has a very simple surface, but there are layers of irony and paradox all the way through it.

From a good book, I want to be taken to the very edge. I want a glimpse into that outer darkness.

There's paradox and irony in the character of Azdak, and it's political. He's not just wacky, he grinds a certain ax,

Reading is a conversation. All books talk. But a good book listens as well.

For me, disability is a way of getting some extremity, some kind of very difficult situation, that throws an interesting light on people.

If kids like a picture book, they're going to read it at least 50 times. Read anything that often, and even minor imperfections start to feel like gravel in the bed.