In September’s newsletter (catch up HERE if you did) I interviewed Kate Anderson about her creepy and mysterious new YA novel, Here Lies Olive. In it, Olive lives in a sinister town where death and the macabre are celebrated, but since a near-death experience left her with questions about what comes after, she’s had a burning need for answers she can’t find anywhere… until Olive decides to summon a spirit from the other side. This is a fantastic read, and ideal for anyone’s Halloween reading list.
Naturally, I wanted to know more about the mind behind the book…
Enter the 5 Random Questions!
What’s the best Halloween costume you’ve ever worn?
I threw this Lenore costume together about 10 minutes before a costume party and was thrilled with how it came together!
What were you ‘most likely to…’ in High School?
Get married young and have a bunch of kids… haha! And I did. Married at 19, four kids by 28. And we couldn’t be happier.
Would you rather encounter an alien or a ghost?
Ghost, because even if they’re dead, they probably still have some nuances of human behaviors, so I would understand why they’re haunting me.
What’s the last book/movie that scared you?
I’m pretty hard to scare nowadays, but Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes really creeped me out.
What’s the strangest thing that’s ever happened on your birthday?
My 19th birthday was the worst. I was “home” from college, but my family had just moved from PA to TN, so I didn’t know anyone and I was so bored and lonely. I waited all day for my boyfriend, who was still at school on the other side of the country, to call or text or send flowers or do something to acknowledge the day. He ignored me completely. Then the next day he emailed me and dumped me because his family thought we should break up.
About Kate Anderson
Kate Anderson writes dark upper MG and YA books about snarky, socially awkward girls trying to figure out their place in the world. She loves to explore the bizarre and macabre all around us, and her writing reflects that with immersive settings and oddities woven throughout.
When not writing, she’s reading, embroidering, camping in her vintage Roadrunner camper, or planning road trips through the desert. Kate lives in Salt Lake City with her husband and four children.
Find out more about Kate at her website and connect with her on social media: Instagram ~ Twitter/X
If you missed my interview with Kate about Here Lies Olive, catch up here. Also remember to sign up for my newsletter which goes out every month – next month’s will go out on 13th October (Friday the Thirteenth!) and will feature an exclusive new short story by me called Red Piano. I promise it’ll be perfect(ly terrifying) pre-Halloween reading!
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