Interview with Author Kate Milford
I have always been a big fan of Kate Milford’s books, and so when I heard she had a new book coming out I very quickly knew I would want to write about it. Since...
Young Adult Author Interviews
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I have always been a big fan of Kate Milford’s books, and so when I heard she had a new book coming out I very quickly knew I would want to write about it. Since I had already written a blog post on her other books, I decided that instead of a review, I could interview her about the book and her writing in general.
Editor's Note: Recently, Stone Soup blogger Thee Sim Ling reached out to us to ask if she could arrange an interview with one of her favorite authors, James Ponti. Luckily, the bestselling author of the City Spies series generously agreed! Below is their conversation, where they discuss writing about different cultures, literary influences, favorite characters, and more.
Recently Stone Soup blogger and book reviewer Madeline Sornson had the opportunity to read The History Keepers by Damian Dibben, and ask the author some questions about the book, research, and his writing process. Read their conversation below.
MS: How did you come up with the idea for The History Keepers?
DD: Growing up, I loved two things.
Mirembe Mubanda, one of our young bloggers, recently got the chance to read Alexis E. Fajardo's graphic novel Kid Beowulf: The Rise of El Cid, and then talk to the author about his inspirations, his process, and writing multiple storylines.
Read the interview below!
Mirembe Mubanda: As a child, what were some of your favorite stories?
Lukas Cooke, our young blogger interested in nature and the environment, recently had the opportunity to read one of Patricia Newman's books, Plastic Ahoy!: Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and then talk to the author about her books, her writing process and being a published author.
Read the interview below!
This is a wonderful interview. Its biggest strength may be Wendelin Van Draanen's discussion of the importance of persistence. Her own story of having her books rejected for ten years offers an inspiring vision of an author whose faith in herself kept her from giving up despite repeated rejections.
This interview inspires two projects: write a story based on a photograph and illustrate a story with photographs. This is a great interview by Ransom Riggs. He starts out talking about the pressure of writing a second book after having published a first book that was exceptionally successful. He then talks about how, in Hollow City, he writes a book that is different from his first one.
This is a video of an event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the the publication of "A Wrinkle in Time." Children, as well as adults, are interviewed. A good introductory video to show before assigning the book.
Madeleine L'Engle (1918–2007) is an American author who wrote A Wrinkle in Time, a Newberry-Award-winning book that has so far sold eight million copies.
Sarah Kay (born 1988) is an American poet who began performing poetry at age 14. Sarah Kay specializes in spoken-word poetry. The performance aspect of her work is clear in all of her videos. To start getting to know Sarah Kay's work and philosophy, watch her TEDxEast talk above, titled "How Many Lives Can You Live?".
A strong interview with Renée Ahdieh. The interview focus is on her writing process.
• Writes books based on the theme of "choice and consequence" with her goal being to "explore the gray area between."
•Good discussion of how she plans out her books contrasting her "architect" approach to others who work looser, more like gardeners or "panthers" people who write by the seat of their pan...