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Nicholas Meyer and his latest novel, The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols

Interview With an Author: Nicholas Meyer

December 05, 2019

Nicholas Meyer is an award-winning author, screenwriter and director. His body of creative work in publishing, film and television spans more than five decades.

Authors, Interview, Nicholas Meyer, LAPL Reads
Author Christine Feret-Fleury and her latest novel, The Girls Who Reads on the Metro

Interview With an Author: Christine Feret-Fleury

November 21, 2019

Christine Feret-Fleury is an author based in France.

Authors, Interview, Christine Feret-Fleury, LAPL Reads
Clay McLeod Chapman and his latest novel, The Remaking

Interview With an Author: Clay McLeod Chapman

November 14, 2019

Clay McLeod Chapman is the creator of the storytelling session The Pumpkin Pie Show and the author of Rest Area,

Authors, Interview, Clay McLeod Chapman
Kelli Estes and her latest novel, Today We Go Home

Interview With an Author: Kelli Estes

November 07, 2019

Kelli Estes lived in the deserts of eastern Washington state and Arizona before settling in the Seattle area, which she loves so much she plans to forever live near the water. She’s passionate about stories that help us see how the past shaped who we are today, and how we all have more in common than not.

Authors, Interview, Kelli Estes, LAPL Reads
Scott Thomas and his latest novel, Violet

Interview With an Author: Scott Thomas

October 31, 2019

Scott Thomas’ debut novel, Kill Creek, is a classic “haunted house” updated for the 21st Century. It is also a love letter to the horror genre, its authors and readers.

Authors, Interview, Shaun Hamill, LAPL Reads
Shaun Hamill and his first novel, A Cosmology of Monsters

Interview With an Author: Shaun Hamill

October 24, 2019

Shaun Hamill is a native of Arlington, Texas. He holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and lives in the dark woods of Alabama with his wife, his in-laws, and his dog.

Authors, Interview, Shaun Hamill, LAPL Reads
Jennifer Giesbrecht and her first book, The Monster of Elendhaven

Interview With an Author: Jennifer Giesbrecht

October 17, 2019

Jennifer Giesbrecht is a native of Halifax, Nova Scotia where she earned an undergraduate degree in history, spent her formative years as a professional street performer, and developed a deep and reverent respect for the ocean.

Authors, Interview, Jennifer Giesbrecht, LAPL Reads
Rhys Thomas and his new novel, The Secret Life of Sam Holloway

Interview With an Author: Rhys Thomas

October 10, 2019

Rhys Thomas is the author of The Suicide Club and On the Third Day. He lives in Cardiff, Wales, with his partner and three cats.

Authors, Interview, Dahlia Adler, LAPL Reads
Sarah David-Goff and her debut novel, Last Ones Left Alive

Interview With an Author: Sarah Davis Goff

October 03, 2019

Sarah Davis-Goff was born and lives in Dublin. Her writing has been published in the Irish Times, the Guardian and LitHub.

Authors, Interview, Sarah Davis Goff, LAPL Reads
Dahlia Adler and her book His Hideous Heart

Interview With an Author: Dahlia Adler

September 19, 2019

Dahlia Adler is an associate editor of mathematics by day, a blogger for B&N Teens, LGBTQ Reads, and Frolic by night, and an author of young adult and new adult novels at every spare moment in between.

Authors, Interview, Dahlia Adler, LAPL Reads

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