Hi Candace! Thanks for stopping by the blog to answer a few questions! I’m a person who loves book titles and THE INEVITABLE COLLISION OF BIRDIE & BASH screams YA to me. The title alone grabs you and makes you think that the collision of the characters is going to be epic — real teen-style … More Q & A with YA author Candace Ganger

Hi Amanda. Welcome to the blog! Twitter is a great place for writers to connect and that’s how I met you! I was lucky enough to win a copy of your short story collection, Beach Glass and Other Broken Things—which I loved!  The collection is described as twenty-three stories about girls and women on the … More Q & A with author Amanda Linsmeier

Hi Brenda! Thanks for stopping by my blog to answer a few questions 🙂 Thief of Lies turned me into an instant Library Jumpers fan! I can’t wait for Book 3 to come out. I’ve passed along my finished copies to my niece and now she’s a fan too. I just got my copy of … More Q & A with NYT bestselling YA author, Brenda Drake

Hi Roshani! It’s such a pleasure to chat with you again. When I spoke with you about The Star-Touched Queen, it was labeled as 2016’s Most Anticipated Debut by Parade, Buzzed, Goodreads, Paste Magazine, We Need Diverse Books and more. That must have been both exciting and nerve-wracking! Well, your debut certainly lived up to … More Q & A with author Roshani Chokshi

Hi K.L.,  Congrats on your debut novel, The Travelers! I’m excited to pick your writing brain 🙂 1) Many of my blog followers are un-agented/unpublished authors looking to break in. How did it happen for you? Did you toss your hat into the query slush pile? Did you meet an agent or editor at a conference?   Getting … More Q & A with YA Author K.L. Kranes

Author Bio: Amanda Hocking is a lifelong Minnesotan obsessed with Batman and Jim Henson. In between watching cooking shows, taking care of her menagerie of pets, and drinking too much Red Bull Zero, she writes young adult urban fantasy and paranormal romance. Several of her books have made the New York Times Bestsellers list, including … More Q & A with YA author Amanda Hocking, with an excerpt from FREEKS

Hi Mina, thanks for taking the time to chat with me. Congratulations on the publication of your first novel! Where did you get the inspiration for Hero High: Figure in the Flames? Well as a lover of YA I just wondered why there weren’t many superhero YA books. There are some, but they’re usually graphic … More Q & A with YA author Mina Chara