Author interviews almost always focus on questions regarding an author’s latest publication (and that’s great because it’s how readers discover new books!) but sometimes it’s fun to ask authors to talk about their lives beyond the book they’ve just written. Authors Answer poses 20 standing questions and asks authors to pick FIVE that they want to write about.
I began Authors Answer in 2020 as a stand alone blog. In 2025 I moved the project into a Substack newsletter. All of the posts that appeared on the original blog are available below. [You can also scroll through the original posts by date.]
Are you an author? Visit the Questions page to pick five of the twenty questions you’d like to answer and have shared in the Authors Answer Substack Newsletter.
Laura Jamison is the author of the debut ALL THE RIGHT MISTAKES (She Writes Press), an uplit novel about the relatable messiness of adult friendship and life ambitions in the vein
Gretchen Eberhart Cherington is the author of Poetic License: A Memoir (She Writes Press). In the vein of Small Fry by Lisa Brennan Jobs and Famous Father Girl by Jamie Bernstein, Poetic License explores the life of
Miriam Feldman is the author of HE CAME IN WITH IT: A Portrait of Motherhood and Madness, as well as an artist, writer, and mental health activist who splits her
Margaret Thomson is a journalist who worked in London for twelve years, during which time she reported on a variety of subjects, from war in the Middle East
Rebecca Winn is the author of One Hundred Daffodils; Finding Beauty, Grace, and Meaning When Things Fall Apart (Grand Central/Hachette), a memoir that chronicles her psychological, emotional and spiritual journey
Michelle Cameron is a director of The Writers Circle, an NJ-based organization that offers creative writing programs to children, teens, and adults, and the author of works of
Eddy Boudel Tan is the author of two novels, After Elias and The Rebellious Tide. His work depicts a world much like our own — the heroes are flawed, truth is distorted, and there
Cindy Rasicot’s life has been a spiritual journey since she was a small child. At four she asked her older brother (who was five at the time): “Where
Megan Kate Nelson was born and raised in Colorado; she is now a writer and historian living in Lincoln, Massachusetts. She earned her BA from Harvard University
Sarah Lahey is a designer, educator, and writer. She holds bachelor’s degrees in interior design, communication, and visual culture, and works as a senior lecturer teaching classes