Tweet Yesterday I posted my review of Things That Surprise You, a story about growing up, growing apart from old friends and making new connections. Today I’m featuring an interview with the author, who is a classroom teacher who also … Continue reading
Category Archives: Author Interviews
Tweet Kristen Simmons is the author of Metaltown, which I reviewed when it came out last fall. Her previous novel, The Glass Arrow, is getting renewed attention these days as it has themes similar to Margaret Attwood’s A Handmaid’s Tale. … Continue reading
Tweet I recently reviewed City of Grit and Gold by Maud Macrory Powell, a great choice for historical fiction in a mother-daughter book club. Powell was kind enough to answer a few questions for readers here at MotherDaughterBookClub. com. Plus, … Continue reading
Tweet Ellen Hopkins is the award-winning writer of several books for young adults, including Crank, Burned, Impulse, and Identical. Recently, I had the chance to sit down and talk with her about her latest book, The You I’ve Never Known, … Continue reading
Tweet I recently had the chance to meet with Ellen Klages, a favorite author of mine. Her first novel, The Green Glass Sea, won the Scott O’Dell Award and has long been popular with mother-daughter book clubs. The sequel, White … Continue reading
Tweet Yesterday I reviewed Rabbit Cake, Annie Hartnett’s first novel. Told through the eyes of an 11-year-old girl who’s family is learning to copy after her mother dies, Rabbit Cake has all the elements to make a great book-club book: … Continue reading
Tweet As a long-time member of several mother-daughter book clubs, Katherine Koller knows that girls tend to be honest with their opinions about what they read. That’s why she wanted her book club members to read her manuscript … Continue reading
Tweet When Gene Luen Yang came to Portland for a presentation with Multnomah County Library, I was fortunate to meet with him for an interview. During our time together we talked about his background as a teacher, his message as … Continue reading
