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Author News & Interviews

Interview: Mitchell James Kaplan, author of By Fire, by Water

May 21, 2010

Mitchell James Kaplan’s debut novel, BY FIRE, BY WATER, is a work of historical fiction that chronicles some of the world-changing events that took place in 15th-century Spain, as seen from the perspective of Luis de Santángel --- the behind-the-scenes figure responsible for Christopher Columbus’s discovery of the New World.

Interview: Julie Anne Peters, author of By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead

May 17, 2010

Julie Anne Peters is the author of over a dozen books that often deal with “controversial” issues faced by children and teens regarding sexual identity, abuse, destructive relationships and problematic family dynamics. Her latest teen novel, BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS, I’LL BE DEAD, follows a suicidal high school student who has been the victim of peer bullying for years.

Author Talk: Holly LeCraw, author of The Swimming Pool

May 14, 2010

In this interview, Holly LeCraw discusses the slow evolution of her debut novel, THE SWIMMING POOL, and sheds light on the motivations behind her characters’ unlikely behavior. She also explains the initial reason for writing the narrative from several perspectives, reveals the book’s few autobiographical details, and talks a bit about her next work, tentatively titled THE SWEETNESS OF HONEY.

Author Talk: Jane Smiley, author of Private Life

May 14, 2010

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley’s numerous books include GOOD FAITH, A THOUSAND ACRES, and the newly released PRIVATE LIFE --- a work of historical fiction based loosely on distant relatives that provides an intimate portrait of the difficult relationship one woman shares with her renowned scientist husband at the turn of the century.

Interview: Ben Farmer, author of Evangeline

May 14, 2010

Inspired by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem of the same name, Ben Farmer’s EVANGELINE chronicles a young woman’s decade-long search for her fiancé, from whom she was separated during the Acadian exodus in 1755 from present-day Nova Scotia to Louisiana.