"Both Rowling and Meyer, they're speaking directly to young people. ... The real difference is that [Harry Potter author] Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and [Twilight author] Stephenie Meyer can't write worth a darn. She's not very good."

How do kids know...there is this instinct in them to know when the worst possible moment is to just create havoc. I had a 6 hour dr. appt today, rushed home, ate at 3 and during all of the afternoon portion sat in on a 3 hour phone conference. In the middle of said …