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

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