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Author News & Interviews

Author Talk: Menna van Praag, author of The House at the End of Hope Street

Apr 11, 2014

Menna van Praag is the author of the autobiographical fable MEN, MONEY AND CHOCOLATE, and THE HOUSE AT THE END OF HOPE STREET, available in paperback as of March 2014. Here, she talks about writing THE HOUSE AT THE END OF HOPE STREET, why she writes and her literary influences.

Author Talk: Beth Hoffman, author of Looking for Me

Apr 2, 2014

Beth Hoffman follows the tremendous success of her debut novel, SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT, with LOOKING FOR ME, in which a woman must return home to confront her past --- and decide what to let go of and what to keep. In this interview, Hoffman discusses the universal complexity of mother-daughter relationships, how her writing process has changed since becoming a bestselling author, and the importance of embracing life and feeling connected to family, work and nature. LOOKING FOR ME will be available in paperback on April 29th.

Author Talk: Laura Griffin, author of Far Gone

Mar 31, 2014

Bestselling author Laura Griffin’s latest novel, FAR GONE, is about police detective Andrea Finch, who must face down a criminal mastermind, the FBI and her own demons to save her only brother. Here, she talks about her heroine, why she likes to combine action and romance and what she’s working on next.

Author Talk: Adele Levine, author of Run, Don't Walk: The Curious and Chaotic Life of a Physical Therapist Inside Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Mar 28, 2014

Adele Levine’s memoir, RUN, DON’T WALK, is about her experience working as a physical therapist at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Here, she talks about the impact working in the hospital’s amputee rehabilitation clinic had on her life, why she felt compelled to write about it and what she hopes readers will take away from her book.

Author Talk: Kristopher Jansma, author of The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards

Mar 6, 2014

Kristopher Jansma’s witty and inventive debut novel is about a young man’s quest to become a writer and the misadventures in life and love that take him around the globe. Here, he talks about the authors and books that inspired him, how he put together his novel and the nature of fiction in general.