Author News & Interviews

Interview: Lev Grossman, author of The Magician King

Aug 9, 2011

Lev Grossman’s world is full of books, whether he’s writing them or reviewing them, and he has a special fondness for comics. Besides being the book critic for Time, he’s published the novels Warp, Codex, The Magicians, and the recently released The Magician King. Lev talked to GraphicNovelReporter about his comics-related writing, how he dreams of writing his own comic book, and his septuagenarian mother’s Death Note jewelry.

Author Talk: Melanie Benjamin, author of The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb

Aug 5, 2011

Melanie Benjamin's debut novel, ALICE I HAVE BEEN, explored the true story of Lewis Carroll's muse, Alice Liddell. Now, in THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MRS. TOM THUMB, she tackles the real-life pains and pleasures of tiny Lavinia Warren Stratton, aka Mrs. Tom Thumb, who famously starred in P. T. Barnum's sideshow.

Author Talk: James Rollins, author of The Devil Colony: A Sigma Force Novel

Jul 22, 2011

The heroes and villains in James Rollins's thrillers frequently embark on adventures across the globe. His Sigma Force novels, especially, reveal global secrets about society, history, science and medicine, while offering readers the ride of their lives. The latest installment in the series, THE DEVIL COLONY, dares to answer a frightening question at the heart of America:Could the founding of the United States be based on a fundamental lie?

Interview: Ray Bradbury, author of Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes: The Authorized Adaptation

Jul 19, 2011

How do you approach a legendary work like Ray Bradbury’s Something Wicked This Way Comes and turn it into a graphic novel? Very carefully. That’s exactly what creator Ronald Wimberly (author of the critically acclaimed Sentences) did when he took, with Bradbury’s approval, the classic book and turned it into an exciting new graphic adaptation. We discussed the process with him.

Interview: Jennifer Weiner, author of Then Came You

Jul 15, 2011

July 15, 2011

Jennifer Weiner is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, as well as the writer and co-producer of "State of Georgia," currently airing on ABC Family. Her latest novel, THEN CAME YOU, is another timely tale that interweaves themes of class and entitlement, surrogacy and donorship, the rights of a parent and the measure of motherhood. In this interview, Weiner discusses her passion for writing books geared toward women, and expresses her opinions concerning the amount of press that female writers receive for both literary and commercial efforts in comparison to males. She also reveals the initial inspiration for the driving force behind THEN CAME YOU and shares insights about characters who continually surprise her.