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Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library
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Interview With an Author: Aimee Pokwatka
Aimee Pokwatka grew up in Wheeling, West Virginia. She studied anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and received her MFA in creative writing from Syracuse University.
Interview With an Author: Jess Armstrong
Jess Armstrong's debut novel, The Curse of Penryth Hall, won the Minotaur
Interview With an Author: James Patterson
James Patterson is the world’s bestselling author.
Interview With an Author: Tobias S. Buckell
Called "violent, poetic and compulsively readable" by Maclean’s, science fiction author
Interview With an Author: Emily Critchley
Emily Critchley has lived in Essex, Brighton, and London and now lives in Hertfordshire where she works as a librarian.
Interview With an Editor: John Joseph Adams
John Joseph Adams is the series editor of Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy
My Favorite Books of 2023
Season’s Readings everyone! As is generally true, there have been some marvelous books published in 2023, and I’m thrilled to share my favorites with you.
Interview With an Author: Delilah S. Dawson
Interview With an Author: Daniel Sweren-Becker
Daniel Sweren-Becker is an author, television writer, and playwright living in Los Angeles. His play Stress Positions premiered in New York City at the SoHo Playhouse. He grew up in Manhattan.
Interview With an Author: Connie Willis
Connie Willis is a member of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame and a Grand Master of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.