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NAW Interview with Brigid Schulte

Brigid Schulte

Brigid Schulte is the author of Overwhelmed: Work, Love and Play When No One Has the Time. Brigid is also a regular contributor to the She The People blog and has written for Style, Outlook, the Washington Post magazine, and other outlets.…

NAW Interview with Sonora Jha

Sonora Jha

Sonora Jha was born in India, where she had a successful career as a journalist in Mumbai and Bangalore before moving to Singapore and then the United States to earn a Ph.D. in Political Communication. She is now a professor of…

NAW Interview with John David Anderson

John David Anderson

John David Anderson is a young adult author and is the author of Sidekicked,Standard Hero Behavior, and the soon-to-be-released Minion. He lives with his wife and twins in Indianapolis, Indiana.  NAW- Tell us about your book, Minion.How did you get the idea…

NAW Interview with Timeri N. Murari

Timeri N. Murari

Timeri N. Murari is an Indian author, journalist, playwright and screenwriter. He is the author of best-sellers such as The Taliban Cricket Club and Taj, and has written extensively for Indian and international newspapers including The Guardian. He wrote and produced the Award winning film…

‘Shirley’ by Susan Scarf Merrell (Book Excerpt)

Shirley Book Cover

Shirley, the latest book by writer Susan Scarf Merrell is the story of a fictional young couple who spend a year at Bennington in 1964 with novelist Shirley Jackson and her husband in this captivating psychological thriller. Read the excerpt below.…

NAW Interview with Carol Drinkwater

Carol Drinkwater

Carol Drinkwater is an Anglo-Irish actress, author and filmmaker, best known for her award-winning portrayal of Helen Herriot (née Alderson) in the television adaptation of the James Herriot books All Creatures Great and Small. As an author, she has achieved bestselling…

NAW Interview with Angie Stanton

Angie Stanton

Angie Stanton is the bestselling author of Rock and a Hard Place, Snapshot, Dream Chaser,Snowed Over and Love ‘em or Leave ‘em. Royally Lost is her latest release. NAW-When did your literary journey begin? At what age did you discover that you wanted to…

NAW Interview with Margo Candela

Margo Candela

Margo Candela is the author of The Brenda Diaries, Good-bye To All That, More Than This, Life Over Easy and many more. Learn more about her here. NAW- Without giving away too many spoilers, can you tell us about your forthcoming books? My next novel…

NAW Interview with Miranda Neville

Miranda Neville

Miranda Neville grew up in Wiltshire in southwest England. She studied history at the University of Oxford and is the bestselling author of The Burgundy series and The Wild Quartet series. Her latest book LADY WINDERMERE’S LOVER is out now.…

NAW Interview with Laura McBride

Laura McBride

Laura McBride is a writer and teaches English at the College of Southern Nevada. We Are Called To Rise is her first novel. She graduated in American Studies from Yale University, and wrote part of this novel while in residency at Yaddo. NAW-…

NAW Interview with Jeff Kinney

Jeff Kinney with Greg

Jeff Kinney is the bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. He is also a cartoonist, producer and game designer. Diary of a Wimpy Kid was released in April 2007 and quickly became a New York Times bestseller, eventually reaching the…

NAW Interview with Lisa See

Lisa See

Lisa See was born in Paris but grew up in Los Angeles. She lived with her mother, but spent a lot of time with her father’s family in Chinatown. Her first book, On Gold Mountain: The One Hundred Year Odyssey of…