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.
Ann L. Tucker is an assistant professor of history at the University of North Georgia. As a historian, her areas of expertise include the US South,
Thomas O’Callaghan’s work has been translated for publication in Germany, Slovakia, Indonesia, the Czech Republic, China, and Italy. His debut novel, BONE THIEF, republished by WildBlue
John Bishop MD is the author of Act of Murder and Act of Deception. Dr. Bishop has practiced orthopedic surgery in Houston, Texas, for 30 years. His
Brittany J. Thurman is the author of FLY (Fall 2021, Atheneum/Simon and Schuster). FLY follows Africa, who wants to compete in an upcoming double Dutch competition. Problem
Amanda Golden is associate professor of English at New York Institute of Technology. She is the author of Annotating Modernism: Marginalia and Pedagogy from Virginia Woolf to
Lisa Braxton is an essayist, short story writer, and novelist. Her debut novel, The Talking Drum, was published in June 2020 by Inanna Publications.
She is also the
Robert McCaw is the author of Fire and Vengeance, Off the Grid, and Death of a Messenger. McCaw grew up in a military family, traveling the world.
Let’s Dance! (Boyds Mills & Kane) is Valerie Bolling’s debut picture book. In addition to being an author, Valerie has been an educator for over 25 years.
Paige Bowers is the author of THE GENERAL’S NIECE: The Little-Known de Gaulle Who Fought to Free Occupied France. For the past couple of years, she has
Luke Geddes is the author of the novel Heart of Junk, which has been optioned for television by a Disney subsidiary and received starred reviews from Publishers