Books have a unique way of stopping time in a particular moment and saying: Let’s not forget this.

I publish my own books, so there isn't a certain editor I owe the book to at a publishing house.

I went to Saudi Arabia in 2010, and spent most of my time in Jeddah and the King Abdullah Economic City.

Every time I get through the work on a book of nonfiction, I say I'll never do it again; it takes so much out of you.

I think almost every writer in the world would hope that books would be always talked about with respect and civility and depth and seriousness.

McSweeney's as a publishing company is built on a business model that only works when we sell physical books. So we try to put a lot of effort into the design and production of the book-as-object.