Laura Lippman

My reading life is like an airport where a bunch of planes circle in a holding pattern, then - boom, boom, boom - several come in for a landing.

My husband, David Simon, and I make our livings using our imaginations.

I'm at the age most people are sending their kids off to college.

Writers who don't read can't write well. It's that simple. The more you read, the better you read, the better you'll write. The upside is that you can't read too much, and even 'junk' reading can be constructive.

It's very different to have this kid that I'm truly responsible for.

My husband and I are both proud public school graduates.