In the mess of moving from place to place, I skipped two grades in the space of one year.

When you're in a place, the details you focus on are different than details you focus on when you're writing about it.

I am very interested in place, and the influences of place on characters.

I grew up in Cyprus and Egypt, these fantastic places I remember fondly.

I've always written about animals. I'm still trying to process why that is.

I do no writing while I'm in Belgrade visiting my grandma.