Author News & Interviews

Interview: Walter Dean Myers, author of The Cruisers #2: Checkmate

Aug 1, 2011

August 2011

Walter Dean Myers has written more than 85 books for children and young adults, including the award-winning MONSTER, FALLEN ANGELS, SLAM!, JAZZ and HARLEM. Now, in the second installment of his Cruisers series, Myers explores the world of competitive chess as seen through the eyes of a group of middle-school misfits.

Interview: Robert Venditti, author of The Homeland Directive

Jun 7, 2011

Robert Venditti is a comic book creator most known for his title The Surrogates, which was adapted by Disney into a major motion picture starring Bruce Willis. His comics career began in 2002, when Venditti met Chris Staros from Top Shelf. The meeting clearly went well, for Venditti ended up not only working for the publisher, but also climbing the company ladder. Later, Venditti shared a manuscript with Staros, which resulted in the publication of The Surrogates in 2005. Last year, he created a brand-new, wildly different graphic novel, The Homeland Directive, a look at privacy (or the lack thereof) in the 21st century. Here’s what Venditti had to say about his latest graphic novel.

Interview: Jo Treggiari, author of Ashes, Ashes

Jun 1, 2011

June 2011

In ASHES, ASHES, Jo Treggiari has created a truly frightening but completely possible post-apocalyptic world wherein 16-year-old Lucy must survive by foraging, building a shelter in Central Park, and finally learning to trust another person, despite the fact that people are disappearing in the night.

Interview: Ally Carter, author of Uncommon Criminals: A Heist Society Novel

Jun 1, 2011

June 2011

Ally Carter loves to write about spies, thieves and empowered teenage girls who sometimes need to hack, steal and lie their way to the truth. The author of two beloved spy series, Gallagher Girls andHeist Society, she has been churning out books year after year. Teenreads.com's Donna Volkenannt spoke with Carter about her latest, UNCOMMON CRIMINALS, the sequel to HEIST SOCIETY.

Interview: Rachel Caine, author of Bite Club: The Morganville Vampires, Book 10

May 1, 2011

May 2011

Rachel Caine is the author of more than 30 novels, including the immensely popular series Weather Warden andOutcast Season. BITE CLUB, the 10th installment in her bestselling Morganville Vampires series, introduces a new extreme sport: bare-knuckle fights pitting captured vampires against each other, or against humans. Morganville resident Claire soon discovers that what started as an online brawl is threatening to harm everyone in her town.