1–What is the title of your latest release? AFTER ANNE 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? After Anne tells the life story of Lucy Maud Montgomery, creator of Anne of Green Gables, who lived 100 years before us but whose story has so much to say to us today. After years of deliberation about whether to prioritize her writing career over marriage and children, Maud eventually chose to marry a minister who was deeply threatened by her success. The stigma around mental illness led her to bury the truth first of his struggles, and later of her own. Maud’s eventual suicide was covered up for 65 years until her granddaughter revealed it in 2008. This novel tells the story of Maud’s hidden pain, and it also tells the story of her courage and her unique mind – of the exuberant spirit that leaps off the pages of her novels and journals, and of all the times she picked herself up in the face of personal tragedy. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Historical fact 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist?…

