Today’s interview is a 2-for-1! In this video, Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler talk about the plot of The Future of Us, the toughest part of the book to write, and the characters of Josh and Emma.
If you’re familiar with John Green, you may know that he is a pretty big Internet celebrity. He and his brother Hank have a YouTube channel called VlogBrothers, where they post video blogs to each other and talk about whatever they find interesting or funny. They started this project in 2007 and today they boast a huge following (known as Nerdfightia) – over 1 million subscribers and 300 million video views.
In this video, Green answers Nerdfighters’ questions about The Fault in Our Stars at breakneck speed
Did you know Veronica Roth is the youngest of the Top 10 authors? She wrote Divergent when she was 21 and it was published when she was 22. Now she’s 24 and has two best-selling novels and a movie deal under her belt!
Want to find out more about this wildly successful young author? Check out the following video where Roth summarizes the plot of her debut novel and discusses her favourite characters (apparently Peter was really fun to write).
In this video Sepetys shares her Lithuanian heritage, gives a brief history lesson on the Soviet takeover of Lithuania, and explains how she conducted her research for Between Shades of Gray.
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