The author of The Diary of Amy, the 14-Year-Old Girl Who Saved the Earth talks about his book and why he wrote it, about his audience, the state of the world, why he writes satire, his models, why he loves Dr Strangelove, why he chose to use a diary format, and lots more.
Category: Author interviews
Interview with Paul Collins
The author of The Maximus Black Files Trilogy talks about the Australian publishing industry, his most recent books, the differences between writing for adults and young adults, the importance of humour, on motivating kids to read, his work-in-progress, his inspiration, and lots more.
An interview with David Laskin
The author of The Family talks about his book, the people behind it and within it, the historic events and extensive research he did, his challenges in writing this book, the “American dream” and immigration, and much more.
Interview with Jenny Bond, author of Perfect North
The author of Perfect North talks about her debut novel, how she got an almost immediate two book deal, her next novel, her writing process, her favourite novelists, her inspiration, people she’d love to meet, and lots more.
Interview with Pam Garlick
The author of Into the Fire talks about her book, her inspiration, how she became a writer, her style, her current work in progress, advice for other writers, and more.
Interview with Nicky Pellegrino
The author of The Food Of Love Cookery School talks about her new book, her transition from journalist to author, her work in progress, her writing process, her favourite authors, advice for other writers, her inspiration, her research, and lots more.
Interview with Marcy Luikart
The author of River Braids talks about her new novel, about how she started writing, her inspirations, her writing style, her themes, her biggest challenges, and more.
Interview with Paddy Bostock
The author of Foot Soldiers talks about his latest novel, how he began writing, about the basis for his book, influences, his other work and work-in-progress, his striking covers, his challenges and lots more.
Interview with Sarah Weinman
The author of Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives talks about the inspiration for her new anthology, the genre of “domestic suspense” and its relationship to other kinds of crime fiction, the author in her collection she would like to see gain more credit, her early influences, on gender and genre, the influence of war on fiction, and lots more.
Interview with Koethi Zan
The author of The Never List talks about the inspiration for her new book, the relationship between real life news events and her work, why she became a writer, her own ‘never list’, her favourite female character in fiction, her research, her perfect writing place, and more.