Flora Collins
Author Interview - Flora Collins
Author of Nanny Dearest
Nanny Dearest is about the twisted, co-dependent relationship between a young woman and the nanny who cared for her, told in alternating viewpoints in the mid-nineties and present day.
Author Interview - Flora Collins
Author I draw inspiration from: So many! Megan Abbott, Gilly MacMillan, Sarah Pinborough, Lois Duncan, Leila Slimani, Ruth Ware are just a few that come to mind.
Author Interview - Flora Collins | Author I Draw Inspiration From
Favorite place to read a book: My bed!
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with: Many of the books I read feature such dark characters that being stuck in an elevator with any of them would not be my first choice! However, I'm currently reading FALLING by T.J. Newman and love the character Jo (so far). She seems great, very dependable, and would probably figure out how to get us out of the elevator!
Author Interview - Flora Collins | Book Character I’d Like to be Stuck in an Elevator With
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author: I can't even remember one moment! It has been my dream since I knew what an author was.
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook: Hardback
The last book I read: As of 10/22/21 THE GOLD PERSIMMON by Lindsay Merbaum
Author Interview - Flora Collins | The Last Book I Read
Pen & paper or computer: Computer (I can't even read my own handwriting!)
Book character I think I’d be best friends with: Again, I feel like the books I read are so dark that I'd be afraid to befriend any of the characters! But growing up, I LOVED the Princess Diaries, so I'd say Mia Thermopolis.
Author Interview - Flora Collins | Book Character I’d be Best Friends With
If I weren’t an author, I’d be a: Maybe a psychologist? I love people and learning how their minds' work.
Favorite decade in fashion history: This changes all the time depending on the current fashion trends (every decade always comes back). The seventies were pretty cool, though. Those bell bottom pants are definitely back in!
Place I’d most like to travel: Buenos Aires
My signature drink: I love a good mojito (or anything beach-y). Non-alcohol wise, a super rich hot chocolate is always my go-to in the winter.
Favorite artist: FKA Twigs
Number one on my bucket list: Surviving the publication of my debut!
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Author Bio: Flora Collins was born and raised in New York City and never left, except for a four-year stint at Vassar College. When she's not writing, she moonlights as a content manager for a tech start-up.
