Interview

"This experience feels like a dream come true that also has a lot of responsibility."

"it all created a strong desire for escapism and comfort in our entertainment."

"If a book isn’t entertaining and amusing to me, I can’t expect it to be that for readers."

"I always read books aloud several times."

"I feel like I would largely describe this book as a love letter to horror films and the place I was raised, Brooklyn."

"I hope this is a place readers can return to again and again whenever they need comfort."

"I also wanted to write about somebody really grabbing life with both hands, and sometimes I think teens are better than this than adults!"

"For a YA audience intimacy is much more about feelings versus physical sensation, so I had to make that distinction deliberately as I wrote."

"Comedy is so, so important, and we just don’t talk about that often enough"

"There’s just something about a crotchety fallen god, who hates everything but coffee, that speaks to my soul."

"The country of my youth is a time well lost."

"I view romance novels as a safe space to explore darker and more difficult topics with the comfort of a guaranteed HEA."

"I didn’t meet the love of my life – but I always held onto it as an idea!"

"I wanted to remind myself of the power we all have to rewrite our happy endings."

"These stories are hopeful, joyful, steamy, emotionally tender, and compassionate, care taken to ensure they are nuanced, authentic, and positive in their representation"