I Suppose All Writers Worry About The

I Get And Read An Enormous Number Of First Novels.

My God, He Couldn't Help Thinking, How Terrible It Is To Be That Age, To Have Emotions So Near The Surface That The Slightest Turbulence Causes Them To Boil Over. That, Very Simply, Was What Adulthood Must Be All About -- Acquiring The Skill To Bury Things More Deeply. Out Of Sight And, Whenever Possible, Out Of Mind.

...aware, As Always, That The Truth Isn't Much Of Substitute For A Good Answer.

I Want That Which Is Hilarious And That Which Is Heartbreaking To Occupy The Same Territory In The Book Because I Think They Very Often Occupy The Same Territory In Life, Much As We Try To Separate Them.

Steve Yarbrough's Safe From The Neighbors Will Take Your Breath Away. Ambitious, Funny, Sad, Smart, And Beautifully Crafted, It's Everything A Novel Should Be.