Tara Laskowski
Author Interview - Tara Laskowski
Author of The Mother Next Door
The Mother Next Door is an atmospheric suspense novel about a tightknit group of suburban mothers who invite a new neighborhood mom into their fold, and the fallout the night of their annual Halloween block party, when secrets from the past come back to haunt them.
Author Interview - Tara Laskowski
Author I draw inspiration from: Carol Goodman, Shirley Jackson, Megan Abbott—spooky, atmospheric suspense!
Author Interview - Tara Laskowski | Author I Draw Inspiration From
Favorite place to read a book: On my screened-in back porch. With a drink and a fuzzy blanket.
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook: I prefer a nice trade paperback. It’s not too big or too small, and I still like the feel of a physical book in my hands.
Pen & paper or computer: Oh, definitely computer. My brain works too fast for my hands, and I would get frustrated fast! But I do keep a notebook on my nightstand to scribble down ideas I might get in the middle of the night.
If I weren’t an author, I’d be a: I have no idea! I’ve always had writing or editing in my job title, so maybe I’m hopeless?
Favorite decade in fashion history: The 1970s! Love those bell-bottoms and crazy prints.
Place I’d most like to travel: I want to go to Australia. I think it would be a delightful place to visit. It would be cool to see a kangaroo up close in real life, and the coral reefs! But I’m so intimidated by the length of the plane ride.
My signature drink: I love a good old fashioned. My husband makes the best ones.
Anything else you'd like to add: Thank you!
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IG and Twitter: @TaraLWrites
Author Bio: TARA LASKOWSKI’s debut suspense novel One Night Gone won the Agatha Award, Macavity Award, and the Anthony Award. Her second novel, The Mother Next Door, will be published in October 2021. She also wrote two short story collections, Modern Manners for Your Inner Demons and Bystanders. She has won the Agatha Award and Thriller Award for her short fiction and was the longtime editor of the online flash fiction journal SmokeLong Quarterly. A graduate of Susquehanna University and George Mason University, Tara grew up in Pennsylvania and lives in Virginia.
