“McSweeney's as a publishing company is built on a business model that only works when we sell physical books. So we try to put a lot of effort into the design and production of the book-as-object.”

“It's not that our family has no taste, it's just that our family's taste is inconsistent.”

“I think almost every writer in the world would hope that books would be always talked about with respect and civility and depth and seriousness.”

“So this is the space during tutoring hours. It's very busy. Same principles: one-on-one attention, complete devotion to the students' work and a boundless optimism and sort of a possibility of creativity and ideas.”