Nancy Star
Author Interview - Nancy Star
“From bestselling author Nancy Star comes a deeply moving novel about the truths we hide from others and the lies we tell ourselves.”
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Author I draw inspiration from: So many but narrowed down: Elizabeth Strout, Philip Roth, George Saunders, Grace Paley
Favorite place to read a book: chair, bed, bath
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with: Olive Kitteridge would be a lot of fun!
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author: I've wanted to be a writer ever since I was a teeny little kid
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook: I have some books in all four forms! Cause you never know!
The last book I read: Susan Choi's Trust Exercise
Pen & paper or computer: Pen and paper until my fingers can't move fast enough, then I move to the keyboard!
Book character I think I’d be best friends with: The main character in almost every Anne Tyler novel
If I weren’t an author, I’d be a: I would go back to working in the movie business, but I'd still get up early every day to write fiction!
Favorite decade in fashion history: split vote 1920s and 1950s
Place I’d most like to travel: Right now? Where my kids are!
My signature drink: sparkling water, no ice, with vodka and lime or without!
Favorite artist: musical hero: Joni Mitchell
Number one on my bucket list: Right now my idea of bliss is to go somewhere beautiful—or not beautiful—for a week, with my whole family, reunited at last!
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Author Bio: Nancy Star is the author of six novels including the bestselling SISTERS ONE, TWO, THREE, which landed on the Publishers Weekly list of Top Ten Bestsellers of 2016. Her new novel, RULES FOR MOVING will be published on May 19th by Lake Union. In addition to her novels, Nancy’s essays have appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Family Circle, among other places. Before turning to writing fiction full time, Nancy worked for over a decade as a movie executive at the Samuel Goldwyn Company and The Ladd Company, dividing her time between New York and London. She now lives in New Jersey and Martha’s Vineyard with her husband. For more information visit www.nancystarauthor.com