Category Archives: author interview

Bigger than a Breadbox

Posted on September 21, 2011 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

There are many different types of bravery, and one type is imbued in the pages of Laurel Snyder’s Bigger than a Breadbox, set to be released on Sept. 27th. It’s a story about magic, primarily, but interwoven in that magic … Continue reading →

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The Mostly True Story of Jack and Kelly

Posted on July 25, 2011 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

I’ve decided that when I say “today on the couch” I sound too much like a therapist. Besides, Kelly Barnhill, another member of The Lindsay Situation*, doesn’t seem like the sort of person who sits still for very long. If … Continue reading →

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Ruta Sepetys: Between Shades of Gray

Posted on March 1, 2011 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

A few years ago a woman named Lindsay Davis opened my manuscript and became my agent. For me it was a total Sally Field moment. Someone who wasn’t in my critique group, someone I wasn’t married to or the mother … Continue reading →

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The Great Wall of Lucy Wu

Posted on January 13, 2011 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Today I’m talking with Wendy Wan-Long Shang about her new book, The Great Wall of Lucy Wu. When I talk to Wendy we usually aren’t sitting, we’re doing something else. Pacing, for example, or playing tennis badly. So I figured … Continue reading →

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Interview with Jacqueline Jules

Posted on March 1, 2010 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

I met Jackie Jules soon after I moved to Arlington, Va., when my tiny critique group (three people) was invited to join her critique group, which was larger but which ebbed and flowed. I’ve been a part of that group … Continue reading →

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