It’s a privilege to have Population 485 included in World Book Night. The short version of how this works: You sign up to be a “book giver” and then you…View post

Ten years on, and in anticipation of the massive World Book Night event, it’s impossible for me to overstate the connection between this book and this album. Night after night…View post

In honor of all the UPS and FedEx folks hammering away out there during this holiday season, we choose this excerpt of the week from Population 485: My uncle Shotsy was…View post

This interview took place in August. I subsequently ran off on book tour and forgot to post it. Although I duck my head at the word famous (moderately well-known in…View post

  If you’re considering giving away Population 485 for World Book Night but don’t know who might be interested, I ask: Know anyone with a tattoo? Who likes dogs? Specifically, beagles?…View post