1–What is the title of your latest release? THE LIBRARY THIEF 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A bookbinder’s daughter solves a mysterious death in the late 1890s. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? There is always someone I love from the places I write about. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely. We would get our hair braided together. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Audacious. Canny. Vengeful. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? My primary school is on the same road where transgender icon Stella Boulton was born. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? Totally done… Most of the time. 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? Korean fried chicken. 9–Describe your writing space/office! In an alcove of my living room, next to a walnut bureau where I still handwrite my letters and postcards, I have an L-shaped white desk with a monitor in the middle and a laptop on either side for different purposes. On the wall I have pictures of Grace Jones, Muhammad Ali, Emma Hamilton, and a photograph of myself wearing matronly nightwear in…

