Author Nick Lake is fascinated with every aspect of books — the type, the printing, the binding. Nick grew up…
Browsing: YA interview
When Andrea Cremer began writing what became her first published series, she didn’t have a particular audience in mind. She…
“Fairy tales are fairly outlandish, unbelievable tales, and yet they’re intriguing and fun,” says Melanie Dickerson. That’s why she writes…
“The books you read when you’re young get into your head in a way that doesn’t usually happen later in…
“Words of the past often inform the future,” says Ally Condie. “For example, we as a culture discover ourselves in…
“(Writing) is the kind of thing you do because you can’t stand not to,” says Sara Zarr. The author of…
Jessica Day George was in the fifth grade when she learned that being a writer could be a real job.…
Kristen Chandler hopes readers fall in love with their own lives by watching the main character in her new book,…
James Dashner writes for young adults because that age group defines his love of reading. “There’s just something magical about…
Author Gary Paulsen writes every day. He carries his laptop or his notebook and a pen with him and makes…