The author of The Grotto’s Secret talks about the writing of her first novel, about her inspirations and influences, her unusual writing habits, her characters, the future of book publishing, her work-in-progress, the books on her night table, and her all-time favourites, and lots more.
Category: Author interviews
Interview with Marie Darrieussecq
I caught up with Marie Darrieussecq at the Sydney Writers Festival and we talked about such things as her latest novel Men, her characters Solange and Kouhouesso, on the glitz of the city and being an outsider, on passion vs love, her research process, on finding the right voice, and lots more.
Interview with Sharon Nir
The author of The Opposite of Comfortable: The Unlikely Choices of an Immigrant Career Woman talks about the writing of her first book and the challenges it presented, the grueling process of skilled worker immigration to the U.S. and the choices she had to make, whether it was worth the pain, the surprises, her target market, her new work in progress, and lots more.
Interview with Andrew Joyce and Danny the Dog
Andrew Joyce and Danny the Dog provide a joint interview, in which they rib one another, talk about themselves, their influences, their hobbies, how they got into writing, their plotting processes, their most difficult jobs, and more.
Interview with Les Américains about Beginning French
How can two people write a memoir? In this interview, married couple Eileen McKenna and Marty Neumeier, “Les Américains,” talk about how they balanced complementary talents to write their soon-to-be-released travel memoir, Beginning French.
An interview with Gary Wilson
The author of Getting Right talks about his new novel, about his character development, his writing process, top tips for authors, his influences, work-in-progress, how he decided on his title, and more.
An Interview with Bojan Požar
The author of Melania Trump: The inside Story talks about his journalistic background, his new book, the title, the cover, what books he’s currently reading, and more.
An interview with Steven Manchester
The author of The Changing Season talks about his new novel, why he writes commercial fiction, his favourite characters, his work-in-progress, his inspiration, and more.
An interview with Dawn Anahid Mackeen
The author of The Hundred-Year Walk: An Armenian Odyssey talks about what compelled her to write her book, about her grandfather and the mandate his journals gave her, about the dangers and surprises of writing the book, about Raqqa, writing about genocide, about her own involvement and heritage, about her research and visiting Turkey, and lots more.
An interview with Janice Y. K. Lee, author of The Expatriates
The author of The Expatriates talks about her new book, its setting and characters, the draw of Hong Kong, the nature of the expatriate community, the trailing spouse, motherhood, on writing in present day versus writing the historical novel, and lots more.