1 spot on theNew York Timesbest-seller list last week, a staggering achievement for a literary debut.
I would tell a story in this sort of neurotic way, to a gathering of my stuffed animals.
It was helpful to prove to my father that I could make money from writing.
Credit: Elisabeth Caren for EW; Avid Reader Press/Simon + Schuster
What is the last book that made you cry?Lets Hope for the Best, by Carolina Setterwall.
Which book is at the top of your current To-Read list?The Yellow House, by Sarah Broom.
Which book made you a forever reader?Stephen KingsThe Stand.
There were so many from an early age.
I used to read Dean Koontz.
The wimpled paperbacks my parents took to the pool.
What is a snack you couldnt write without?No one in particular.
But its always salty and never sweet and always a whole thing.
Not like chips or crackers.
But, for example, a White Castle cheeseburger.
Or a chikn slider this vegan sandwich that I eat even though Im not vegan, because its unbelievable.
I like it for those reasons.
Not only did something devastating happen to her, but then an entire community didnt hear her.
The state of being unheard which I think all of us have felt Maggie suffered through in spades.
It was hard to write that because it pained me to stir up those emotions for her again.
Write a movie poster tag line for your book.Pain is so close to pleasure…Queen
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