One of my favorite authors and an all around fantastic human being is Kate Ristau. Kate is the author of the middle grade series, Clockbreakers and the young adult series, Shadow Girl. Her essays have appeared in the The New York Times and The Washington Post. Her forthcoming book, Wylde Wings will be out this […]
Julie Carpenter is the author of one of my favorite books of short stories, Things Get Weird in Whistlestop, as well as the creative force behind the Sacred Chickens website. You can find all kinds of strange and wonderful tidbits there. Julie is pictured here with Uncle Morty. She’s an excellent writer, a passionate gardener, […]
R.L. Maizes is the author of We Love Anderson Cooper, a book of short stories, and her novel, Other People’s Pets, was released in 2020. Both were published by Celadon Books. In this interview originally published in The Rumpus in 2019, Rachel and I got to chat about the writing process, writing community, and one […]
This interview was conducted via email and Facetime conversations. The interviewer, Naomi Ulsted, is designated as NU; while Cynthia Huijgens is designated as CH. NU: You have a new middle grade novel coming out. Can you talk a little about where your idea for Boy Between Worlds came from? CH: The idea for Boy Between […]