Graeme Simsion

There's definitely a role for online booksellers, but they can't host events, bring people together, and form a personal relationship in the way a bricks-and-mortar store and its staff can.

I am happy that I'm a better novelist than a screenwriter.

A lot of romantic comedies are just light romantic dramas, or the comedy comes off second-best.

I am a big advocate of the role of the bookstore in the community.

I worked in information technology and academia for a long time and met many people who were better with things and ideas than with people.

Interestingly for me, modern rom coms have not always been funny - many of the iconic rom coms are more like light dramas with occasional comedic moments, often coming from secondary character.