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L.A. author Da Chen, who is appearing at Book Soup tomorrow, answered some questions on his new novel My Last Empress for our Ask the Author column.
L.A. author Dustin Thomason wrote the bestseller The Rule of Four with Ian Caldwell. He's now going solo with 12.21, published in August, about a doctor trying to save civilization from destruction on Dec. 21, 2012, which is when the world will supposedly end, according to the Maya calendar. Publishers Weekly wrote, "Michael Crichton fans will find a lot to like."
Here's our "Ask the Author" Q&A with Thomason about his new book, literary likes and dislikes, and his writing process.
Where do you live?
The amazing, sun-drenched, Venice, California, where art meets crime.
Where did you grow up?
The bucolic, soccer-field-rich, Northern Virginia, where art is a kind of crime when certain political parties are in power.
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Jonathan Tropper's last novel, This Is Where I Leave You (2009), become a New York Times bestseller.
Tonight he's signing his new book One Last Thing Before I Go -- about a drummer in a one-hit wonder rock band who now plays weddings -- at The Grove's Barnes & Noble at 7 p.m.
Here's our "Ask the Author" Q&A with Tropper about his new book, literary likes and dislikes, and his writing process.
Where do you live?
New Rochelle, NY, a suburb about a half hour from Manhattan.
Favorite book of all time:
Peter Pan, by J.M. Barrie
Least favorite book of all time:
Johnny Tremaine
Ziman's first novel, The Gray Zone, published by Greenleaf Book Group Press in June 2011.
Local author Daphna Edwards Ziman garnered a lot of attention for socially aware novel The Gray Zone, which chronicled the fate of kids put in the American foster care system via a fast-paced thriller of a narrative. Ziman, whose day job includes chairing child welfare organization Children Uniting Nations, wrote the novel in the hopes that people would be arrested by the plight of children in foster care, many of whom Ziman believes are in danger of human trafficking, abuse or sex slavery.
Her book soon rocketed to the top of the New York Times bestseller list, garnered celebrity support for her organization and even sent Ziman to Washington to meet with the president. A film adaptation of the novel is in the works, reputedly starring the Australian actress Radha Mitchell as the heroine.
Here's LA Weekly's Ask the Author interview with Ziman, for the story behind The Gray Zone:
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