My Interview Archive

This is a list of interesting interviews from YA authors about their craft:

Sherman Alexie: A Texas Book Festival audio interview with John Jahnski on writng, featuring his books Flight, and The Absolute True Diary of a Part-time Indian.

Laurie Halse Anderson: A "YA Lit Bitch" interview with Ellen Papazian from Bitch Magazine about feminism and craft, specifically featuring Wintergirls and Speak.

Melvin Burgess: an interview with Joanne Stapley on his YA book review blog Once Upon a Bookcase about teen sexuality and writing, featuring his book Doing It.

Kerry Cohen: an excellent Q & A from her website, on her attitudes about adolescent sexuality, and her book Loose Girl: A Memior of Promiscuity.

Rachel Cohn and David Levithan: a blog interview with Little Willow about their YA novel Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, the use of language and realism, and excitement over the film version.

Sara Hantz: an interview with Joanne Stapley on her YA book review blog Once Upon a Bookcase about teen sexuality and writing, featuring her book The Second Virginity of Suzy Green.

Joanna Kenrick: an interview with Joanne Stapley on her YA book review blog Once Upon a Bookcase about teen sexuality and writing, featuring her book Screwed.

Ron Koertge: an interview with Sarah Erwin from The Book Source about his writing style and his books The Brimstone Journals and Stoner & Spaz.

Margo Lanagan: an interview at with Jeff VanderMeer at Clarkesworld Magazine on her novel Tender Morsels and the contraversy over its violent content.

Serena Robar: an interview with Joanne Stapley on her YA book review blog Once Upon a Bookcase about teen sexuality, the curent state of sexuality in YA fiction, featuring her book Giving Up the V.

Laura Ruby: an interview with Joanne Stapley on her YA book review blog Once Upon a Bookcase about teen sexuality, the curent state of sexuality in YA fiction, featuring her book Good Girls.

Tanya Lee Stone: an interview with Joanne Stapley on her YA book review blog Once Upon a Bookcase about teen sexuality, the curent state of sexuality in YA fiction, featuring her book A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl.

Sara Zarr: a "YA Lit Bitch" interview with Ellen Papazian from Bitch Magazine about sexuality and Christianity in her book Story of a Girl.