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Author News & Interviews

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.

Interview: Emily Giffin, author of Heart of the Matter

May 14, 2010

Emily Giffin is the author of five novels, including SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING BLUE, BABY PROOF and LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH. In this interview with Bookreporter.com’s Norah Piehl, Giffin recalls the event that inspired her latest work of fiction, HEART OF THE MATTER, and describes the appeal of creating flawed but sympathetic characters.

Interview: Jonathan Santlofer, author of The Dark End of the Street: New Stories of Sex and Crime by Today's Top Authors

May 11, 2010

Question: What made you decide to write this book?

Interview: J. Courtney Sullivan, author of Commencement

May 11, 2010

Question: One of COMMENCEMENT’s protagonists, Celia Donnelly, is an Irish girl from Milton, MA, who moves to New York after graduation. You’re an Irish girl from Milton who moved to New York after graduation. Is Celia --- or any of the characters --- modeled after you?