Finding a quiet spot to read, can be harder to find than a good book. The kids are arguing, the hubby has the TV cranked loud enough to drown them out—for him, work is texting with questions about something ridiculous, the dog wants to go out, the cat is dying for your attention and no one else will do. We’ve all suffered through the interruptions. This month has been especially difficult for me as I help pack the youngest off to college and pack up my own house to for a move across the country. With all the interruptions, I needed a special book to help me escape the rat race because my cozy corner, was in a box. The author that delivered the joy, the twists, the intrigue and the witty characters, was the talented back to school hero, Cynthia Kuhn! Kym: Welcome to the Cozy Corner, Cynthia! Cynthia: Thank you for having me! Happy to be here. Kym: Let me start off by saying you’ve created the perfect Cozy Corner with your small town bookstore in Silverton, Colorado. What inspired this great reading nook in your Starlit Bookshop Mysteries? Cynthia: That is so kind of you…
1–What is the title of your latest release? HOW TO BOOK A MURDER (Starlit Bookshop Mysteries #1) 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A recent Ph.D. becomes a literary event planner to save the family bookstore, but when a murder mystery party turns murderous, she takes on the role of amateur sleuth to protect her beloved aunt, a famous author accused of the crime. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I imagined my dream bookstore, which turned out to be in the middle of an artistic community on a riverwalk. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Yes, especially if she would give me a discount in the bookstore. 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Bookish, curious, determined. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? Although I worked for a short time in a bookstore, it was decades ago, so I was very lucky to have some booksellers who were willing to talk to me. All of them said that working with customers was their favorite part of the job. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? For the first…

