We are delighted to announce that during the first six months of 2013, three Ashland Creek Press debut authors — Mindy Mejia, Olivia Chadha, and Jean Ryan — will be participating in the Book Divas‘ Ask a New Author column.
This means that for the next six months, Mindy, Olivia, and Jean will be answering questions from readers, writers, and other inquiring minds about their experiences of getting their first books out into the world. Send in your own questions by emailing them to askanewauthor@bookdivas.com.
Here’s a little about these three debut authors…
Mindy Mejia “is simply a beautiful writer,” writes Mary Ann Grossmann of the Twin Cities Pioneer Press. Mindy’s novel, The Dragon Keeper, tells the story of the zookeeper of a Komodo dragon and a discovery that changes the scientific world forever, highlighting the perils of captivity and the astonishing ways in which animals evolve.
Olivia Chadha is the author of Balance of Fragile Things, an “absorbing” (Publishers Weekly) environmental novel about a multicultural American family that comes together just as the world around them begins to fall apart.
Jean Ryan‘s debut story collection, Survival Skills: Stories, is forthcoming in April. Jean writes of beauty and aging, and of love won and lost, with characters enveloped in the mysteries of the natural world and the animal kingdom. “This book will bring you closer to the things that are important in life” (Lori Ostlund, author of The Bigness of the World).
Visit Ask a New Author for past columns and conversations with such authors as Ellen Meeropol, Scott Sparling, and Nichole Bernier (not to mention book reviews, book giveaways, Industry Tips from authors, and more).
And don’t forget to send in your questions! askanewauthor@bookdivas.com