I’ve been at the Sewanee Writers’ Conference all week, and the last few days here will be a nonstop flurry of activity, so I’m going to post the rest of the outtakes when I get home. (And I’ll recap the conference, which has been amazing, as well.) So check back to read some great quotes from Peter Cameron, Justine Larbalestier, Francine Prose, Stephen Chbosky, and others, and some quotes from Barnes & Noble representatives about why they only shelve crossover books in one place.

I just found out I’m going to be on The Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC on Monday, July 28th, at 10:40am EST, talking about the Times essay and books for teens. This is all very exciting, since in my regular life NOTHING ever happens. Getting a dishwasher was the most momentous thing to happen to me in months. So all this activity is very new (and temporary…soon things will be calm again, and I look forward to getting back to my usual writing routine, and to my daughter, who I miss more than words can say.)