My Second Appendix...

Do you have any pets?

No pets. Although I do enjoy playing with my Son’s extensive collection of plastic crocodiles.

If Tom Hanks, in the movie Cast Away, unearthed a copy of your book, how would that help him find a way off the island?

He would very quickly find the easiest way off the island. Of course, no-one would ever see or hear from him again…

You just got word that your book has received the 2010 NY Times Bestselling Book Award and have to give an acceptance speech. What would you say?

Well, all joking aside, given that exact situation, I’d probably end up staring ahead blankly, perspiring profusely, and I’d mumble something about plastic crocodiles as they carried me off to a much safer place, possibly with nice, soft padding on the walls.

Tell us a secret no one else knows.

I know what the appendix is actually for.


Read the interview here.