Jan 15, 2008
An Interview with Tim McCann
Conducted by Mark Schofield As a moviemaker, Tim McCann is a wildcat. He writes and directs, shoots and edits, and attends to the stark financial exigencies of the entertainment business—and he’s got opinions. McCann and I talked recently about the hard work and disappointments of finding space for independent art in an industry bloated with formula and obeisant to profit. Fiction Forum: As a kid, I... read more
Jan 15, 2008
An Interview with Maud Casey
Conducted by Mark Schofield Maud Casey and I have exchanged numerous e-mails, though we haven’t met. In the jacket photos of her, I see a quirky beauty that is very appealing. Also notable from those jackets is the fact that a host of established authors praise her work in superlative terms. If you haven’t read her, you should. Her debut novel, The Shape of Things to Come, was a New York Times... read more
Jan 15, 2008
An Interview with J.A. Clarke
Conducted by Carrie Smoot January 2003 J.A. Clarke’s latest book is “Moonfire,” a futuristic romance.She has also gained a following from “Summer Heat,” a funcontemporary love story. She lives in the Pacific Northwest withher husband and two sons. A world traveler, she grew up inAfrica. Books and libraries have always been her specialpassions. “I’ve always loved... read more
Jan 10, 2008
Interview with Author Christian Bauman
Conducted by Mark Schofield November, 2002 Debut novelist Christian Bauman has a peripatetic history and has earned his keep at a strange assortment of trades, from soldiering in the U.S. army to touring as a folk musician. He puts his experiences to good use in “The Ice Beneath You,” published this fall by Simon & Schuster. I recently picked his brain about how and why he wrote his impressive... read more
