I love Christmas! I'm not religious, but I love the trappings of the season. I love the decorations, and the music, and Santa, and the festive food, …

- Jane Cleland

While the cast of characters stays the same, I always try to add in new information so readers get to know the people they care about better with eac…

- Jane Cleland

I encourage people to read by encouraging them to read whatever they want.

- Jane Cleland

The trick is to get people to read anything, to engender the love of reading. Once you can read, you can teach yourself anything. Librarians are key,…

- Jane Cleland

Actually, the first thing I do is choose the antique that will be featured in each book. I try to find unusual objects with great stories. I am fasci…

- Jane Cleland

While I hear from readers all the time that they love learning new things, I never want to do an "info-dump." Boring! I try to include enticing detai…

- Jane Cleland

I think we all make our own families, whether they're comprised of blood relations or friends. Some people are lucky and love their families. Others …

- Jane Cleland