Tiffanie DeBartolo
Author Interview - Tiffanie DeBartolo
Author of Sorrow.
“Dreams abandoned, out of work and uninspired, guitar prodigy Joe Harper is a sensitive, struggling character, rapidly approaching his mid-30s and haunted by a history of failure. With a promising future in music long forgotten, Joe is resigned to a life of virtual seclusion, listless among his beloved redwood trees. But when he receives word from his long lost love, October, informing him of her upcoming art exhibit, Joe is awash with memories of the past and must ultimately decide if cowardice is reversible. Given a second chance, in more ways than one, can he recover the self-respect he lost long ago?”
Author I draw inspiration from: Patti Smith
Favorite place to read a book: At a small cafe.
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with: Emma Bovary from Flaubert's Madame Bovary.
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author: The day I wrote my first journal entry and felt like I'd set something inside of me free. I was in fifth grade.
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook: Paperback.
The last book I read: Euphoria by Lily King. It was brilliant.
Pen & paper or computer: Computer.
Book character I think I’d be best friends with: Glennon Doyle from Untamed by Glennon Doyle.
If I weren’t an author, I’d be a: Painter.
Favorite decade in fashion history: The 70s. (Have you seen my hair?)
Place I’d most like to travel: Greece. Jordan. Namibia. Patagonia.
My signature drink: Coffee.
Favorite artist: Bono.
Number one on my bucket list: Portrait painting.
Anything else you'd like to add: It's never too late to be who you really are.
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Author Bio: Tiffanie DeBartolo grew up in Youngstown, Ohio, where she insists there was nothing to do but read books and listen to music. It is no surprise then that after graduating high school a year early to study philosophy at UC Berkeley, she became a writer and founded a record label.
Tiffanie's most recent novel is Sorrow. Her previous works include God Shaped Hole (2002), How To Kill a Rock Star (2005), the graphic novel Grace: Based on the Jeff Buckley Story (2019), and the film Dream for an Insomniac (1996), which she wrote and directed.
She is the founder and Chief Executive Super Goddess of Bright Antenna Records, whose roster includes The Wombats, Sports Team, Wilderado, and Prep. She also cofounded the ShineMaker Foundation, a charity organization dedicated to making the world a better place. And she is a faculty member of the Jackson Hole Writers Conference, where she teaches writing every June.
In her spare time, she is a runner, hiker, yogi, world-traveler, cook, poet, and artist.