Resort Chat: Jacqueline Morse Kessler

The Book Resort is elated to have the sensational Jacqueline Morse Kessler over for a little dish.

Jacqueline is one of the amazing tenners!

Ready? Let's go!


Me: What are you working on now? (If you can give us a hint!)

JMK: I’m working on RAGE, the follow-up to HUNGER.

Me: Spiderman or Superman:

JMK: Spiderman.

Me: Wonder Woman or Batgirl:

JMK: Oracle. :)

Me: Chunky or Smooth:

JMK: Chunky!

Me: Favorite flavor ice cream:

JMK: Mint chocolate chip.

Me: Favorite ice cream topping:

JMK: Chocolate syrup. Has to be Foxx’s Ubet.

Me: Subway or Taxi:

JMK: Subway!!!

Me: Broadway Show or Movie Theater:

JMK: Broadway show.

Me: TiVO or DVR:

JMK: DVR

Me: Favorite vacation place:

JMK: Vacation? **blinks** What is this “vacation” you speak of.

Me: Next vacation destination:

JMK: See above. :)

Me: Favorite NYC hotspot:

JMK: It’s not a hotspot, but it’s an awesome coffeehose: Caffe Reggio’s

Me: Guilty Pleasure:

JMK: Chocolate!

Me: Good luck charm:

JMK: A heart-shaped paperweight

Me: When you were a little girl, you thought you would grow up to be a….

JMK: Comic book artist

Me: Last thing bought at the mall:

JMK: BOOKS!!!

Me: Item on your grocery list:

JMK: Ezekiel bread

Me: French fries or Onion Rings:

JMK: French fries

Me: Pizza: New York or Chicago?

JMK: NEW YORK!!!

Me: Midnight snack:

JMK: Chocolate! (It’s not just a breakfast food anymore!)

Me: Bookmark or dog ear?

JMK: BOOKMARK!!!!!!!!!

Me: Read with dustjacket or remove it?

JMK: With

Me: Ocean, Lake, Desert, Mountain:

JMK: Mountain

Me: Favorite book:

JMK: LOST by Christopher Moore

Me: Item you can't live without:

JMK: My computer, with its word processor and its Internet connection!

Me: Who is your favorite writer that most people have never heard of?

JMK: Never heard of? Ack. Why make this so difficult??? Let’s see. If you haven’t read THE DUST OF 100 DOGS by A.S. King, you really should.

Me: What kid or teen books made a difference in your world growing up?

JMK: Judy Blume was my goddess.

Me: Where do you like to write your books (bed ~ coffee shop ~ an office)?

JMK: My office.

Me: Describe your ideal place to write:

JMK: My office. :)

Me: What are you reading @ the moment?

JMK: FADE OUT by Rachel Caine

Me: Where do you usually read?

JMK: Anywhere I can.

Me: Do you usually have more than one book you are reading at a time?

JMK: Yep

Me: Do you read nonfiction in a different way or place than you read fiction?

JMK: I tend to read mostly fiction; a good chunk of nonfiction is research, so yeah.

About Jackie:

Jackie Morse Kessler grew up in Brooklyn, NY, with a cranky cat and overflowing shelves filled with dolls and books. Now she’s in Upstate NY with another cranky cat, a loving husband, two sons, and overflowing shelves filled with dragons and books (except when her sons steal her dragons). She has a bachelor’s degree in English and American Literature, and yet she’s never read any Jane Austen (with or without zombies). She also has a master’s degree in media ecology. (The living study of technology and culture. Which is cool, but she still can’t figure out how to use Tweetdeck.)

Jackie spends a lot of time writing, reading, and getting distracted by bright and shiny new ideas. (She just came up with a new idea right now.) She has a weakness for chocolate and a tendency to let her cat take over her office chair.



Check out:

Jackie's website

Jackie on Twitter

Jackie's Livejournal



Hunger arrives August 11, 2010


HUNGER is about an anorexic teenage girl who becomes the new Famine of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Unfortunately, there is no cover for Hunger available @ this time.

Rage arrives Spring 2011