Jodi Pilcoult: No Surprises

Zillion-selling author Jodi Pilcoult has a new book out, Sing You Home.
It's about The Gays and that!
"I actually started writing about this because it was so upsetting to me personally that gay rights is even an issue in this country," she says. "I travel enough to know that it just isn't an issue anywhere else. And they wonder why Americans are so hung up on it. I have so many gay friends and I've known so many gay people over the years. I have gay relatives."
She sure does. Including her 19 year-old son, Kyle.
He came out while Jodi was writing her new book.
Who knew?
"I knew Kyle was gay. I knew when he was 3 that he was gay. But I felt great that he felt comfortable enough with us to come to that conclusion while still in high school and to share it with us..."
And Kyle's coming out gave Sing You Home a sense of urgency.
"It suddenly became more than just a philosophical study. It became the mission of a mother. Because when Kyle is ready to get married and have kids, I don't want him to have to jump through hoops."
Aren't mums wonderful?

From USA Today.
Interview, Ellen and It Gets Better videos and extract on Jodi Pilcoult's website