Category: Interview

• Sarah Masters Buckey Interview

  Sarah Masters Buckey is the author of several mysteries in the American Girl historical line, and the stand-alone History Mystery series. She graciously took the time to answer my questions about the historic fiction genre, working with the American Girl brand and what’s coming next. Enjoy! 1. What first drew you to writing? More specifically,…

  rachelbeerwoman

  June 24, 2025

  Interview

  #americangirl, #enemyinthefort, #historicalfiction, #historymystery, #mariegraceandcecile, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #samanthaseries, #sarahmastersbuckey, #scholastic, #smuggler’streasure

• Kathryn Lasky Interview

  Kathryn Lasky is the prolific NYT-bestselling author of Guardians of Ga’hoole, Tangled in Time, Georgia O’Keefe mysteries and many other books in various genres. She graciously took the time to answer my questions about inspiration, world-building and more. Enjoy! It’s sort  of six in one half dozen of the other, but by and large, I…

  rachelbeerwoman

  May 19, 2025

  Interview

  #animalbooks, #faceless, #fantasy, #georgiaokeefemysteries, #guardiansofga’hoole, #historicalfiction, #kathrynlasky, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews

• Alice Murphy Interview

  Alice Murphy is the pseudonym of lecturer, disability activist and debut author of A Showgirl’s Rules for Falling in Love. She graciously took the time to answer my questions about her upcoming novel, forgotten history, non-regency romance recs, and more. Enjoy! 1. Let’s start at the beginning, share a bit of your writing history?  I’ve…

  rachelbeerwoman

  April 3, 2025

  Interview

  #alicemurphy, #ashowgirl’srulesforfallinginlove, #gildedage, #historicalromance, #rachelreads&reviews

• Bianca Turetsky Interview

  Bianca Turetsky is the author of The Time-Traveling Fashionista trilogy, and co-author of the Magic on the Map series with Courtney Sheinmel. She graciously took the time to answer my questions about her love of fashion, co-authoring and more. Enjoy! 1. How did your first novel come about? The inspiration for The Time-Traveling Fashionista came to me…

  rachelbeerwoman

  April 3, 2025

  Interview

  #biancaturetsky, #fashion, #historicalfiction, #magiconthemap, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #timetravellingfashionista

• J.C. Peterson Interview

  J.C. Peterson is the YA and adult rom-com author for bookish readers. Her novels include Being Mary Bennet, and Lola, At Last. She graciously took the time to answer my questions about Pitch Wars, P7P and what she has coming next. Enjoy! 1. You got your start with PitchWars, what did the mentor program entail? …

  rachelbeerwoman

  January 29, 2025

  Interview

  #beingmarybennet, #contemporaryromance, #j.c.peterson, #lolaatlast, #prideandprejudice, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #YA

• Hailey Alcaraz Interview

  Hailey Alcaraz is the author of Up in Flames and the upcoming Rosa by Any Other Name. She graciously took the time to answer my questions and talk about her love for retellings, the impact of the Chicano Civil Rights Movement and more about her upcoming work. Enjoy! 1. Let’s start simple, what were some…

  rachelbeerwoman

  January 27, 2025

  Interview

  #haileyalcaraz, #hispanicheritage, #latinx, #rachelreads&reviews, #retellings, #rosabyanyothername, #upinflames, #YA

• Keala Kendall Interview

  Keala Kendall is the upcoming author of How Far I’ll Go and No One Gets Left Behind in the Twisted Tale series. A hapa Native Hawaiian writer of descent, she is also the co-founder of Pacific Islanders in Publishing and works to increase the PI-diasphora representation in literature. She graciously took the time to answer…

  rachelbeerwoman

  January 27, 2025

  Interview

  #disneyhyperion, #hawaiidiasphora, #howfarI’llgo, #kealakendall, #pacificislander, #rachelreads&reviews, #soonripesoonrotten, #twistedtales, #YA

• Dahlia Adler Interview

  Dahlia Adler is the author, editor, anathologist among other hats for The Radleigh University trilogy, Cool for the Summer, His Hideous Heart anathology, Going Bicoastal and other YA books specializing in queer, Jewish representation. She graciously took the time before Hannakuh to answer my questions about representation, behind the scenes process to anathologies and what’s…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 24, 2024

  Interview

  #comeasyouare, #coolforthesummer, #dahliaadler, #girlsinsports, #goingbicoastal, #hishideousheart, #homefieldadvantage, #jewishrep, #queerrep, #rachelreads&reviews, #underthelights, #YA

• Sandra Proudman Interview

  Sandra Proudman is a proud Mexican-American author and literary agent at the Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency. She graciously took the time to answer my questions in her first interview for her debut novel, Salvación. Enjoy! 1. To start from the beginning, who are some of your literary inspirations? It’d be too hard to just…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 2, 2024

  Interview

  #fantasy, #fiction, #historicalfantasy, #historicalfiction, #latinx, #mexicanamerican, #rachelreads&reviews, #relitremix, #salvación, #sandraproudman, #YA, books, literary-agents, publishing, writing

• Lina Girgis Interview

  Lina Girgis is a poet and author of her thoughts past midnight. After meeting her at an author signing, she kidnly took the time to answer my questions on her journey and her poetry. Enjoy! 1. When did you begin writing? I used to write all my life. I recently took a trip back home-my…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 15, 2024

  Interview

  #herthoughtspastmidnight, #linagirgis, #lyricalpoetry, #MomIAmLostCanYouTellDad, #poetry, #rachelreads&reviews