A Resort Chat with Erin Dionne

The terrific Erin Dionne stopped over to The Book Resort to dish.

Ready? Let's go...

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

ED: My next middle grade--THE TOTAL TRAGEDY OF A GIRL NAMED HAMLET--is about eighth grader Hamlet Kennedy, who has Shakespeare scholar parents who are *really* into their jobs, a genius seven-year-old sister who is going to eighth grade with her, and the Salute to Shakespeare project in English and History.

Me: Spiderman or Superman:
ED: Spiderman! LOVE Spidey.

Me: Wonder Woman or Batgirl:
ED: I gotta go with Wonder Woman. We're both brunettes. : )

Me: Chunky or Smooth:
ED: Chunky. Esp. if it's peanut butter.

Me: Favorite flavor ice cream:
ED: Mint chocolate chip

Me: Favorite ice cream topping:
ED: Crushed Oreos

Me: Subway or Taxi:
ED: Subway

Me: Broadway Show or Movie Theater:
ED: Hmm. Movie theater.

Me: TiVo or DVR:
ED: DVR

Me: Favorite vacation place:
ED: Maui, Hawaii. *sigh*

Me: Next vacation destination:
ED: Uhhh...Cape Cod? No plans to travel til the fall...


Me: Favorite NYC hotspot:
ED: My friend Shelagh's apartment


Me: Guilty Pleasure:
ED: Oprah

Me: Good luck charm:
ED: I make my own luck


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

Me: Last thing bought at the mall:
ED: Great-grandma's birthday gift

Me: Item on your grocery list:
ED: Salmon

Me: French fries or Onion Rings:
ED: Fries


Me: Pizza: New York or Chicago?
ED: Chicago


Me: Midnight snack:
ED: Hummus and pretzels

Me: Bookmark or dog ear?
ED: Memorize the page number

Me: Read with dustjacket or remove it?
ED: Read with it, carefully.

Me: Ocean, Lake, Desert, Mountain:
ED: Ocean.

Me: Favorite book:
ED: Can't pick just one.

Me: Item you can't live without:
ED: Sunglasses

ME: Who is your favorite writer that most people have never heard of?
ED: Matthew Pearl

Me: What kid or teen books made a difference in your world growing up?
ED: Harriet the Spy, The Little House books, Nancy Drew, The Three Investigators...

Me: Where do you like to write your books (bed ~ coffee shop ~ an office)?
ED: Dining room table, local library

Me: Describe your ideal place to write:
ED: A quiet office with a view of the ocean.

Me: What are you reading @ the moment?
ED: SHADOWED SUMMER, by Saundra Mitchell


Me: Where do you usually read?
ED: In bed, or wherever I can

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


Me: Do you read nonfiction in a different way or place than you read fiction?
ED: Nope--equal opportunity reader.

Thank you so much, Erin!!! What a fun time I had.

Check out Erin @ http://www.erindionne.com/


Buy the Book @

Amazon.com

Barnes & Noble.com