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Archives - May 2010

Author Talk: Jane Smiley, author of Private Life

May 14, 2010

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley’s numerous books include GOOD FAITH, A THOUSAND ACRES, and the newly released PRIVATE LIFE --- a work of historical fiction based loosely on distant relatives that provides an intimate portrait of the difficult relationship one woman shares with her renowned scientist husband at the turn of the century.

Author Talk: Holly LeCraw, author of The Swimming Pool

May 14, 2010

In this interview, Holly LeCraw discusses the slow evolution of her debut novel, THE SWIMMING POOL, and sheds light on the motivations behind her characters’ unlikely behavior. She also explains the initial reason for writing the narrative from several perspectives, reveals the book’s few autobiographical details, and talks a bit about her next work, tentatively titled THE SWEETNESS OF HONEY.

Interview: Emily Giffin, author of Heart of the Matter

May 14, 2010

Emily Giffin is the author of five novels, including SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING BLUE, BABY PROOF and LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH. In this interview with Bookreporter.com’s Norah Piehl, Giffin recalls the event that inspired her latest work of fiction, HEART OF THE MATTER, and describes the appeal of creating flawed but sympathetic characters.

Interview: J. Courtney Sullivan, author of Commencement

May 11, 2010

Question: One of COMMENCEMENT’s protagonists, Celia Donnelly, is an Irish girl from Milton, MA, who moves to New York after graduation. You’re an Irish girl from Milton who moved to New York after graduation. Is Celia --- or any of the characters --- modeled after you?

Interview: Kristen Heitzmann, author of Indivisible

May 7, 2010

Bookreporter.com’s Joe Hartlaub recently spoke with Kristen Heitzmann --- bestselling author of such novels as SECRETS, A RUSH OF WINGS, FREEFALL and the Rocky Mountain Legacy series. In this interview, Heitzmann discusses the character-driven elements of her latest thriller, INDIVISIBLE, and explains what constantly draws her to create “broken” characters.

Interview: Elinor Lipman, author of The Family Man

May 4, 2010

Question: This is your first novel set outside New England, correct?

Feature: Scott Turow, author of Innocent

May 4, 2010

It’s not exactly like asking where you were when you heard JFK was shot, but for many of us, the publication of PRESUMED INNOCENT in 1987 was An Event.