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Author News & Interviews

Author Talk: Kim Vogel Sawyer, author of A Home in Drayton Valley

Oct 12, 2012

Seeking a better life on the Western frontier, Tarsie Raines sets off for Kansas aboard an unusual wagon train, accompanied by her friends and their children. But when tragedy strikes on the prairie, can they trust God with their dreams for the future? In this interview, Kim Vogel Sawyer talks about the inspiration behind her new novel, A HOME IN DRAYTON VALLEY, as well as the research she conducted for the book and what she wants readers to take away from her work.

Author Talk: Lynn Austin, author of All Things New

Oct 12, 2012

Josephine vows to rebuild her family’s plantation after the Civil War. But in Reconstruction-era Virginia, life has become a matter of daily survival. When faced with the destruction of her entire world, can she find the strength to carry on? In this interview, Lynn Austin reveals why she decided to return to the Civil War period in ALL THINGS NEW, what makes this setting so compelling for her, and her future writing projects.

Interview: Rebecca Coleman, author of Heaven Should Fall

Sep 28, 2012

Bookreporter.com's Amie Taylor talks with Rebecca Coleman about her new work of fiction, HEAVEN SHOULD FALL, in which a woman who puts her life on hold for her baby and husband ends up sacrificing much more than she ever anticipated. In this interview, Coleman discusses the characters of Jill and Cade, where the idea for the book originated, and the pressure to deliver following her debut novel, THE KINGDOM OF CHILDHOOD.

Author Talk: Lisa Genova, author of Love Anthony

Sep 28, 2012

Lisa Genova --- author of STILL ALICE and LEFT NEGLECTED --- talks about her new book, LOVE ANTHONY, and the awareness she hopes to raise for autism, one of the many topics she tackles here. She also describes her writing process and the kind of research she did in preparation for the novel.

Author Talk: T.C. Boyle, author of San Miguel

Sep 21, 2012

T. C. Boyle’s latest novel, SAN MIGUEL, revolves around the stories of two women --- one in the 1880s and the other in the 1930s --- who inhabited the beautiful and isolated San Miguel Island off the coast of California. In this interview, Boyle talks about the history of the island, the art of writing historical fiction, and his upcoming collection of short stories.