Category: Interview (page 4)

BackStory: Five Questions with Robert Barrett Author of Footprints in Water What inspired you to write ‘Footprints in Water’? I went to a boarding school in the 1980s. It was a sort of Irish Hogwarts where television was non-existent, the internet…

BackStory: Five Questions with Morgan Quinn Author of I Have Suffered the Atrocity of Sunsets What inspired you to write ‘I Have Suffered the Atrocity of Sunsets’ ? Back in 2018, my husband and I had the opportunity to go…

BackStory: Five Questions with Barbara Diggs Author of Granddaddy at War What inspired you to write “Granddaddy at War”? I’ve always found it poignant and confounding that the African-American men who served in World War I were determined to fight…

BackStory: Seven Questions with Jack Somers Author of The Defenestration of Jezebel What inspired you to write ‘The Defenestration of Jezebel’? For years, I had heard the term “Jezebel” used as a derogatory term for a woman, but I didn’t…

BackStory: Five More Questions  with Caroline Greene Author of Eliza Brightwen Waits for Dawn What inspired you to write ‘Eliza Brightwen Waits for Dawn’? This monologue is based on the life of Eliza Brightwen, a naturalist who was very much…

BackStory: Four Questions with Hannah Hoare Author of The Sort-of-True Story of Princess Alexandra of Bavaria What inspired you to write ‘The Sort-of-True Story of Princess Alexandra of Bavaria’? I first heard about Princess Alexandra of Bavaria in an episode…

BackStory: Four Questions with Peter Burns Author of Rex Nemorensis (King of the Woods) What inspired you to write ‘Rex Nemorensis (King of the Woods)’? The inspiration for this piece came, in fact, from Donald Trump refusing to accept defeat…

BackStory: Four Questions with Becky Tipper Author of Root What inspired you to write ‘Root’? Years ago, in a book about childbirth, I came across a brief mention of the history of the caesarean section. Although the operation had been…

BackStory: Five Questions with Carys Crossen Author of God’s Image What inspired you to write ‘God’s Image’? I discovered Eleno’s story by accident. I had Googled the Inquisition after watching a film featuring the Spanish Armada. I saw the name…

BackStory: Four Questions with Sam Payne Author of Torrey Canyon 1967 What inspired you to write ‘Torrey Canyon 1967’? Some time ago I read article about the Torrey Canyon disaster. It was one of the world’s most serious oil spills…