Author Q & A Posts
I conduct Q & As with various authors about their books, writing process, and more.
July 18, 2022
Q & A with Abigail Cutter, Author of LONG SHADOWS
Abigail Cutter’s novel Long Shadows published on July 12, 2022. Abigail started out as an artist/printmaker with a MFA from George Washington University, but during a long stint at the National Endowment for the Humanities she developed a…
July 5, 2022
Q & A with Louise Hare, Author of MISS ALDRIDGE REGRETS
Louise Hare’s novel Miss Aldridge Regrets published on July 5, 2022. Louise is a London-based writer and has an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London. Originally from Warrington, the capital is the inspiration for muc…
June 6, 2022
Q & A with Catherine Drake, Author of THE TREEHOUSE ON DOG RIVER ROAD
Catherine Drake’s debut novel The Treehouse on Dog River Road published on May 10, 2022. Catherine lives with her husband in Stowe, Vermont. She fell in love with Vermont when she moved there shortly after her wedding and is still starry-…
June 5, 2022
Q & A with Susan Speranza, Author of ICE OUT
Susan Speranza’s new book Ice Out published May 24, 2022. Susan was born in New York City, grew up on Long Island, and for a time worked in Manhattan, enjoying the hectic pace and cultural amenities of the City. Eventually, however, …
May 15, 2022
Q & A with Robin Farrar Maass, Author of THE WALLED GARDEN
Robin Farrar Maass’s new book The Walled Garden publishes May 17, 2022. Robin is a lifelong reader and writer who fell in love with England when she was twenty-two. She enjoys tending her messy wants-to-be-English garden, painting waterco…
May 7, 2022
Q & A with Connie Hertzberg Mayo, Author of THE SHARP EDGE OF MERCY
Connie Hertzberg Mayo’s new book The Sharp Edge of Mercy was published on May 6, 2022. Mayo came to Massachusetts to get a Literature degree from Tufts University and never left. She first learned about Thompson Island shortly after graduation…
April 25, 2022
Q & A with Anna Salton Eisen, Author of PILLAR OF SALT
Anna Salton Eisen’s new book Pillar Of Salt: A Daughter’s Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust published on April 26, 2022. Anna was a founding member and the first president of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas. S…
April 20, 2022
Q & A with Colleen Hubbard, Author of HOUSEBREAKING
Colleen Hubbard’s new novel Housebreaking published April 19, 2022. A native of New England, Colleen Hubbard now lives in the U.K. with her family. She wrote her debut novel, Housebreaking, while on maternity leave from her…
April 18, 2022
Q & A with Aparna Shewakramani, Author of SHE'S UNLIKEABLE
Aparna Shewakramani’s new book She’s Unlikeable: And Other Lies That Bring Women Down was published on March 22, 2022. Aparna is a lawyer who holds a J.D. from Vanderbilt Law and a B.A. from Rice University. The breakout star o…
April 5, 2022
Q & A with Jody Hadlock, Author of THE LIVES OF DIAMOND BESSIE
Jody Hadlock’s new book The Lives of Diamond Bessie published April 5, 2022. Jody’s love of history goes all the way back to junior high, when she was a member of the Junior Historians of Texas—so it’s no surprise her first n…
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