Category: Interview

• 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…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 17, 2022

  Interview

  #accidentallyfabulous, #apartment1984, #candyapple, #disney, #disneyfairies, #disneyhyperion, #homeroomdiaries, #lisapapademetriou, #lowergrade, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #scholastic, #thedreamway, #thewizardthewitchandtwogirlsfromnewjersey

• 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,…

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 29, 2022

  Interview

  #allmenaregenius, #camp, #depth, #historicalfiction, #jackofhearts, #lavenderhouse, #levacrosen, #lgtbq, #mystery, #noirmystery, #queerfiction, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #thememorywall, #YA

• 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…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 27, 2022

  Interview

  #archiecomics, #comics, #manga, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #sabrinatheteenagewitch, #taniadelrio, #themagicwithin

• 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…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 19, 2022

  Interview

  #heathervogelfrederick, #littlewomenchristmas, #middlegrade, #onceuponatoad, #patiencegoodspeed, #pumpkinfallsmysteries, #rachelreads&reviews, #themotherdaughterbookclub

• 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…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 11, 2022

  Interview

  #anamariaandthefox, #historicalfiction, #latinx, #lianadelarosa, #lunasisters, #onceuponascandal, #rachelreads&reviews, #regencyromance, #romance, #thecaptain'smidwinterbride, #toresistascandalousrogue, #totemptascandalouslord, #totomaeascandalouslady

• 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…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 21, 2022

  Interview

  #cheetahgirls, #deborahgregory, #rachelreads&reviews

• Cynthia Leitich Smith Interview

  1.      While there’s a call for diversity in literature these days and an audience for these stories, what was it like in the beginning for you to break into this industry to share your stories focusing on your heritage? My first book manuscript, JINGLE DANCER, sold in the late 1990s and was published…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 14, 2022

  Interview

  #cynthialeitichsmith, #fiction, #heartsunbroken, #indianshoes, #indigenousliterature, #jingledancer, #rachelreads&reviews, #rainisnotmyindianname, #representation

• Jamie L. Rotante Interview

  1. To start off simply, what were some of your big influences when you began writing?I’ve been writing in some capacity since I was in about third or fourth grade. At that time it would just be shorter stories, usually inspired by whatever we had to read for school at the time. That love of…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 22, 2022

  Interview

  #archiecomics, #bettyandveronica:senioryear, #bettyandveronica:thebondoffriendship, #bettyandveronica:vixens, #comics, #rachelreads&reviews, #razorcake

• J.B. Lynn Interview

  Easy questions first, what are some of your favorite authors or books to read on your downtime?  One of my goals this year is to read a poem every day. I signed up to a site that emails me one daily so all I have to do is open my email in searching of finding…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 22, 2022

  Interview

  #comedymystery, #confessionsofaslightlyneurotichitwoman, #cozymystery, #cursedchicksclub, #j.b.lynn, #kikilong, #mystery, #psychicconsignmentmysteries, #rachelreads&reviews

• Lisi Harrison Interview

  1. To start off simple, when did you first begin writing? What were some of your big inspirations? I always wanted to write, I think I always had those voices in my head my whole life. When I first read Harriet the Spy when I was younger, I loved the idea of observing people. And…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 18, 2022

  Interview

  #alphas, #fantasy, #girlstuff, #graveyardgirls, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #theclique, #thedirtybookclub, #thepack, #thepretenders, #YA