1–What is the title of your latest release? THE LAST APPLICANT 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? It’s an emotional thrill ride about two women whose lives take a dangerous turn in the high-stakes arena of private school admissions. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? For this particular book, it was a no-brainer. Once I got going with the concept, I knew it had to be set in Manhattan. Not every book idea serves you an obvious and perfect setting, but this one did. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? I’d hang out with either or both of them, and I’d probably see a lot more of myself in them than I should admit here. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Audrey: gives-no-fucks, driven, wounded. Sarah: desperate, loyal, surprising. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? That I am in love with italics and em-dashes, and it will be my life-long struggle to curb my usage of them. In all seriousness: I learned that my storytelling skills were at least somewhat translatable from writing young adult to adult, and that I could stretch myself more…