In my March newsletter (catch up HERE if you missed it) I interviewed A.J. Clack about her fantastic YA debut, Lie Or Die, which came out this month from Firefly Press. In it, Kass is tricked into auditioning for a new reality TV show by her best friend, but when she gets there and contestants start turning up dead, Kass realises that winning the game is the least of her worries.
Lie Or Die has all the nerve-shredding tension of The Traitors (with added murder!) and the whodunnit vibes of Knives Out, and I loved it. Naturally, after asking the author all about the book and the inspiration behind it in my newsletter interview, I had to ask for a little tangential weirdness…
Enter the 5 Random Questions!
What’s your weirdest memory from high school?
The Nit Nurse.
What’s your greatest non-writing achievement?
Working on the London shoots of Friends.
The scariest movie you’ve ever seen?
Ok so I’m a bit of a baby when it comes to scary movies and tend to watch from behind a cushion. I still haven’t watched Aliens all the way through!
You are granted any superpower you like; which power will you choose?
I think flying would be epic but invisibility could be a lot of fun!
A thing you’re irrationally scared of?
Slugs.
About A.J. Clack
A. J. Clack moved from a small village in Wales to London to pursue a career in television. She worked on a huge range of shows from Teletubbies to Friends, while also writing plays for the Edinburgh fringe and development scripts/pilots for children’s television. She now lives in Essex with a handful of teenagers and can often be found freezing on the side of a football pitch.
You can follow her on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter/X.
If you missed my interview with A.J. Clack about Lie Or Die, catch up here. Also remember to sign up for my newsletter which I send out every month – next month’s goes out on Friday, 5th April and will feature an exclusive new short horror story – Phantom Image. Don’t miss it!
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