Anyone who's familiar with my writing schedule knows that there is always plenty of time between books for me!

I think things hit me very hard, and I wish I had allowed things to roll off my back a little bit more.

I think of 'Liar & Spy' as completely different and actually not at all like a 'When You Reach Me'-type story. I feel like 'Liar & Spy' has a much quieter, more emotional revelation.

I never had a favourite book! I liked all kinds of things - science fiction, so I read Heinlen and Ray Bradbury, and I also liked reading about kids like myself, so I read Judy Blume and Norma Klein and Paula Danzinger and a lot of other writers. I also read James Herriot!

I would never look a gift horse in the mouth. I've had some lovely homemade earrings and, recently, a wall hanging made in the style of Georges Seurat.

I read a whole lot as a child, and, of course, I still read children's books.

I like going for walks in the western harbour, a newly-built area of Malmo where the old harbour used to be. It is surrounded by canals and waterways and the architecture is modern and innovative - the landmark Turning Torso skyscraper, designed by Santiago Calatrava, is the star of the show.

I see myself and many artists like me as the torchbearers through these dark ages.

Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.

Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization.

Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first.

Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.