And here is part 2! In case you missed it, this month in my newsletter (catch up HERE) I interviewed Ann Dávila Cardinal about her latest creepy YA, You’ve Awoken Her, and asked Ann 5 Random Questions… in 2 parts! (So yes, technically that’s 10 Random Questions, you lucky things!) If you missed part 1, it’s right here.
5 Random Questions – part 2!
6. You’re lost in the jungle. Which of your skills is most likely to help you survive?
Knitting. I figure I can knit palm fronds into a shelter, a garment, a hammock. I mean . . . that’s all I got. Yeah, I wouldn’t last long.
7. If you could trade places with any book or movie character for a day, who would you choose?
I haven’t even seen it yet, but Materialists and I’d take Dakota Johnson’s place, cause: Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal. Nuff said.
8. What’s your go-to karaoke song?
“In These Shoes” by Kirsty MacColl. It’s funny and sexy and pure theatre. She was brilliant and we lost her way too early.
9. Do you have a non-writing-related claim to fame?
Fame? I don’t know if I truly have any claim to it, but in my late teens I was an amateur punk rock photographer studying to be an opera singer in New York City. Clearly I didn’t go in either of those directions professionally, but I flirted with them.
10. What are your top 3 movies of all time?
Easy, all three Lord of the Rings films. I’m a huge Tolkien geek, with themed tattoos and all, and I loved how they brought those books to life. I’ve been in love with Aragorn since I was eleven years old and Viggo Mortenson truly did my heart good.
About Ann Dávila Cardinal
Ann is a Nuyorican, Vermont-based author with an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA). Ann’s first book was a young adult horror novel titled Five Midnights, which won the 2020 International Latino Book Award in the category of Best Young Adult Fantasy & Adventure, an AudioFile’s Earphones Award for the audiobook, and was a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award. The story continues in Category Five, released in 2020, and her young adult horror rom-com, Breakup From Hell, was released in 2023. Her next YA novel, a horror comedy titled You’ve Awoken Her, will be coming on June 17. Her adult magical realist novels include The Storyteller’s Death and We Need No Wings.
Ann lives in Vermont with her husband in a lovely little house with a massively creepy basement.
You can find out more about Ann and her books on her website, and follow her on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.
If you missed my newsletter interview with Ann about You’ve Awoken Her, check it out here, and don’t forget to catch up on part 1 of this interview right here.
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