#Interviews

Romance Author Donna Hill on the Romance Community and Setting Her Work in the Civil Rights Era

Romance author Donna Hill talks inspiration, setting her work during the Civil Rights Era, the evolution of the romance community, and more.

STARLESS: An Interview with Jacqueline Carey

Epic fantasy author Jacqueline Carey discusses her new work, STARLESS, gender fluidity, inspiration, and whether or not we're getting a sequel.

An Interview with Adrienne Kisner, Author of DEAR RACHEL MADDOW

Dear Rachel Maddow is a sharp YA novel by Adrienne Kisner about a teen named Brynn trying to survive high school (and life in general).

An Interview with #MURDERTRENDING mastermind Gretchen McNeil

#MURDERTRENDING tells the tale of a not-so-distant future where a debauched reality TV star President has turned encarceration into a battle to the death.

Interview with Richy K. Chandler, Creator of Lucy the Octopus and Founder of Tempo Lush

Richy Chandler is a prolific cartoonist, creator and writer. Book Riot is happy to discuss his latest release, a comic collection of Lucy the Octopus.

The Surprising Story of Napoleon’s Stepdaughter: A Sandra Gulland Interview

Sandra Gulland's Josephine B. Trilogy explored the life of Napoleon's wife. Her new YA novel takes a look at the little-known story of Josephine's daughter.

MISSION CLOCKWORK Is Quasimodo By Way Of James Bond: An Arthur Slade Interview

Arthur Slade's MISSION CLOCKWORK series reimagines the tragic figure of Quasimodo as Modo a shapeshifting spy in steampunk Victorian London.

SANTA CRUZ NOIR: The Susie Bright Interview

Dig into our interview Susie Bright, editor of the latest addition to the Akashic Noir Series, SANTA CRUZ NOIR, that "further reveals the seedy underbelly of the left coast."

Interview with Mark Oshiro, Author of ANGER IS A GIFT

We talked with Anger is A Gift author Mark Oshiro about police in schools, student activism, writing "the other," and more.

An Interview With YA Mystery Author Amelia Brunskill

We caught up with THE WINDOW author Amelia Brunskill to talk about twins, dead girls, our cultural obsession with murder mysteries, and which old school sleuths inspired her to write her debut novel.