"For nearly a decade, I worked inside the Federal Reserve as an advisor to one of the most hawkish central bankers of all time, Richard Fisher. My book is about the time that I spent there, at the FED, trying to do public service for my country."

"My book is about one night in 1862, Lincoln was president and his 11-year-old son Willy passed away."

"My book is about one night in 1862, Lincoln was president and his 11-year-old son Willy passed away."

"I wrote my book because for many years I thought I was an anomaly and I thought my story was unique to just me."

"I wrote my book because for many years I thought I was an anomaly and I thought my story was unique to just me."

"My book is about Tom Barren who comes from another version of our world. It's 2016 but this is the 2016 that people in the 1950 and 60s thought we would have."

"My book is about Tom Barren who comes from another version of our world. It's 2016 but this is the 2016 that people in the 1950 and 60s thought we would have."

"If I had two seconds to say what my book is about, I would say it's the tipping point for pop culture."

"If I had two seconds to say what my book is about, I would say it's the tipping point for pop culture."

"This essay is actually a talk that I gave at a TED conference. I had been asked to speak and I wasn't sure I had anything worthwhile to talk about it. And then I remembered the one thing I feel very strongly about is feminism."