Authoring a Book is a Full Time Job
A huge amount of work goes into writing, publishing and marketing a book. Many authors exert a lot of effort toward connecting with readers, whether on book tour, at major author events or on social media. I have been extremely fortunate to have met and been in conversation with so many talented authors, in person, via email and online. Hearing about how books I love came to be, makes me appreciate them even more, so I try to include Author Q & A in as many reviews as I can. Sharing the author’s thoughts, intentions and process can make the reading experience richer and even more fulfilling. Here are some author interviews – hope you enjoy!

Questions and Answers with the Authors

The World Played Chess by Robert Dugoni

Better to Trust by Heather Frimmer

The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel

Ruby Falls by Deborah Goodrich Royce


Little Pieces of Me by Allison Hammer



Raft of Stars by Andrew J. Graff

Where The Grass Is Green And The Girls Are Pretty by Lauren Weisberger

Sparks Like Stars by Nadia Hashimi

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

The Sound Between the Notes by Barbara Lynn Probst

How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones

LifeLines by Melissa Bernstein

Unreasonable Doubts and My Name is Layla by Reyna Marder Gentin


Asha Lemmie – Fifty Words For Rain


Saumya Dave – Well-Behaved Indian Women

Julie Zuckerman – The Book of Jeremiah

Charlotte McConaghy – Migrations

Catherine Adel West – Saving Ruby King


R.L. Maizes – Other People’s Pets

Brooke Lea Foster – Summer Darlings



Holly Miller – The Sight of You

Paul Podolsky – Raising A Thief

Lian Dolan – The Sweeney Sisters
Nguyen Phan Que Mai – The Mountains Sing
Chris Bohjalian – The Red Lotus
Julia Phillips – The Disappearing Earth
Marjan Kamali – The Stationary Shop
Catherine Ryan Hyde – Have You Seen Luis Velez?
Thanhha Lai – Butterfly Yellow
Neil Pasricha – You Are Awesome
Jennifer Rosner – The Yellow Bird Sings

Jeffrey Diamond – Live to the Network
Lori Gottlieb – Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke – The Two Lila Bennetts
Fiona Davis – The Chelsea Girls
Candace Bushnell – Is There Still Sex in the City?
Jean Kwok – Searching for Sylvie Lee
Deborah Goodrich Royce – Finding Mrs. Ford
Mary Beth Keane – Ask Again, Yes
Heather Rose – The Museum of Modern Love
Crystal Hana Kim – If You Leave Me
Julie Langsdorf – White Elephant
R.L. Maizes – We Love Anderson Cooper
Jillian Cantor – In Another Time
Emily Liebert – Pretty Revenge
Lynda Cohen Loigman – The Wartime Sisters
Nathalie Jacob – Rediscovering Life After a Brain Tumor
Bianca Marais – If You Want to Make God Laugh
Kate Quinn – The Alice Network
Delia Owens – Where the Crawdads Sing
Tracy Stopler – The Ropes That Bind