Happy New Year. Karin’s Book Nook is pleased to feature a Q & A with the author of EVE, Anna Carey for the first post in 2012. 1. Did you intentionally make the Trail similar to the Underground Railroad or did it just develop that way? “The Trail”, the secret network of safe houses on [Keep Reading]
Today Karin’s Book Nook is thrilled to have a Q & A with Caragh O’Brien, the very talented author of BIRTHMARKED and PRIZED (Click on the titles to go to my reviews). 1. You mention on the “About Caragh” section of your website how you came up with the idea for BIRTHMARKED. Is BIRTHMARKED the [Keep Reading]
I am so excited to be able to host a Q & A with Lauren McLaughlin. I’ve recently read and reviewed SCORED, her latest novel. I enjoyed the dystopian world she created so much. I was glad to get a chance to ask her some questions. Enjoy. 1. Your first two books, CYCLER and (RE)CYCLER [Keep Reading]
Pam Bachorz grew up in a small town in the Adirondack foothills, where she participated in every possible performance group and assiduously avoided any threat of athletic activity, unless it involved wearing sequined headpieces and treading water. With a little persuasion she will belt out tunes from “The Music Man” and “The Fantasticks”, but she knows better than to play cello [Keep Reading]
It is my pleasure to host a stop on the SHADOW HILLS Blog Tour. Take some time to get to know Anastasia by reading the Q & A below. Be sure to stop by her website for even more information. http://www.anastasiahopcus.com/ 1. You include information about Goddesses, genetics, and supernatural powers in SHADOW HILLS. How [Keep Reading]
Packed with a lot of information about D.J. MacHale’s upcoming book, MORPHEUS ROAD: THE LIGHT. You’ll be able to read the synopsis, view the book trailer, and read a Q & A with the author.
I love Melissa Marr. I love her imagination and her writing style. I’ve had the opportunity to hear her speak on a couple of panels at conferences and meet her in person during autographing sessions. She is amazing! I am so excited to be the host of Day 7 of the HarperTeen 28 Days of [Keep Reading]
with Patrick Ness 1) Your books, THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO and THE ASK AND THE ANSWER, are so unique, especially in the way you chose to use unconventional spelling throughout the text. What influenced your decision to spell certain words phonetically while leaving others spelled traditionally? Inspired by Russell Hoban’s brilliant Riddley Walker, I [Keep Reading]
Get To Know Lisa Lisa Mantchev grew up in the small Northern California town of Ukiah. She can pinpoint her first forays into fiction to the short stories she thumped out on an ancient typewriter. Playwriting came a few years later with an adaptation of Maeterlinck’s The Blue Bird for May Day Festival in the [Keep Reading]
Featuring Maggie Stiefvater All of Maggie Stiefvater’s life decisions have been based around her inability to be gainfully employed. Talking to yourself, staring into space, and coming to work in your pajamas are frowned upon when you’re a waitress, calligraphy instructor, or technical editor (all of which she’s tried), but are highly prized traits in [Keep Reading]
