By Ericka Taylor
What I found interesting, in writing this book, was my growing awareness that these damaged people are nevertheless united by a strong sense of duty to one another, and that even within their difficult and often hurtful relationships, there is, at bottom, a real love for one another, something inviolable about family bonds. Continue reading
By Susan Sechrist
“Writing this book often felt like one long exercise in the butterfly effect. It was maddening, fascinating, absorbing work, very much like putting together a puzzle. But imagine a puzzle where the pieces constantly change shape.” Continue reading
by Cara Dempsey
Despite the sometimes-problematic nature of the book-to-film adaptation, there are a few coming up this year that we we’re excited about.. Continue reading
By Cara Dempsey
The world of children’s literature has long been occupied by many esteemed bloomers. We’d previously featured Cushman on our list of “Five Children’s Literature Authors” along with Dick King Smith, Lucy M. Boston, Christopher Paul Curtis, and Sharon Creech. Continue reading
The hardest time to write is around two in the morning, when it might still be reasonable to turn in. Your throat starts to hurt; you’re sure you’re getting sick; your head feels like a sponge. . . . After 2:30 or so—well, there’s something that happens when it’s late enough. Continue reading
“Creating people out of nothing and putting them on paper seemed like an amusing and interesting thing to do.” Continue reading
by T.L. Khleif
Place, foremost in Proulx’s work, shapes characters’ destinies in powerful, sometimes cruel ways. Before filling in the specifics of plot or character, Proulx, an avid researcher, spends one to two years uncovering intimate details of her settings. Continue reading
