Category: Interview
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Melati Lum Interview
Melati Lum is a lawyer specializing in criminal law whose work helps her craft the Ayesha Dean Mysteries. She kindly took the time answer my questions about writing one of the few female Muslim heroines in middle grade fiction, travel and what’s coming next from her pen. 1. Can you share a bit about your…
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Eva Leigh Interview
Eva Leigh is bestselling regency romance author of The London Underground, Last Chance Scoundrels and more. Excelling in swoon-worthy heroes and empowered heroines, the feel-good romance writer generously took the time to answer my questions on regency, 80s homages and upcoming releases. Enjoy. 1. To start off, please share a bit of your writing journey?…
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Interview with Nancy Silberkleit
Nancy Silberkleit is the daughter-in-law of Archie Comics founder, Louis H. Silberkleit and current co-CEO of the company. Here, she graciously took time out of her busy schedule to answer my questions on a passion dear to her heart and vision: comics in education and literacy. 1. How have comics, especially Archie, been a viable…
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Gillian Claire Swearingen Interview
Gillian Swearingen is a college student at the Columbus College of Art and Design, creator of Archie Art April (an Archie themed fanart challenge) and regular contributor to Archie Comics. She graciously took the time to talk about her life-long love for Archie, researching the depth of Archie history and her possible future in the…
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Lisa Papademetriou Interview
Lisa Papademetriou is the author of several lower and middle grade books with genres ranging from realistic fiction (Apartment 1986, Homeroom Diaries) to her fantasy novels, (Dreamway, The, Wizard, the Witch and Two Girls from New Jersey) and more that readers are sure to love and recognize. Here, she kindly took the time to talk…
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Lev A.C. Rosen Interview
Lev is the author of Jack of Hearts, Camp and other books for all ages. Varying in genre, Rosen has been in the forefront of presenting queer stories post-coming out. When he’s not writing, he teaches creative writing at Gotham Writers Workshop. He kindly took the time to answer my questions about his work, inspiration,…
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Tania del Rio Interview
Tania del Rio is an author/illustrator of comics and middle grade books. Her most prominant work has been for Archie Comics, delivering the popular Sabrina the Teenage Witch: The Magic Within manga series and Diary of A Girl Next Door (Riverdale Diaries). Here, she kindly took the time to discuss her artistic inspiration, working on…
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Heather Vogel Frederick Interview
Heather Vogel Fredrick is the author of such popular series as The Mother-Daughter Book Club, Pumpkin Falls Mysteries and more. She kindly took the time to answer my questions about inspiration for her books, mother-daughter bonds and what is coming next from her pen. 1. As you’ve been a longtime resident of MA and visited…
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Liana De la Rosa Interview
1. Why does the Late Regency/Victorian era appeal to you (and why do you think it appeals to so many others)? I think popular pieces of media, be that novels by Jane Austen or Charlotte Bronte or historical dramas, have made the Regency and Victorian eras recognizable and familiar, and yet an escape at the same…
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Deborah Gregory Interview
1. What draws you to cheetahs and their fierce patterns? The first time I made a cheetah dress I was about 11 years old. I bought the fabric and made the dress by hand. The next day in school my dress came apart at the seams and my bloomers were showing! My best friend Candy…
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