In an alternate reality, what would be your dream job (besides author)?
I would be an acrobat in the circus, because I could do all the things I loved as a child-swing, ride ponies, twirl a baton, and strut to music.
Where would you visit if you could go anywhere?
St. Petersburg, Russia. I’d love to see the colorful houses and skate on the river.
If you could meet one famous person, living or dead, who would it be?
Queen Rania of Jordan. When she first came into power, she announced an ambitious and very progressive agenda for the women of her country. Since then, that agenda has been drastically scaled back but I think might be even more effective as a result. I’d love to sit with her for an afternoon.
You’re a new addition to the crayon box. What color would you be and why?
Flaming orange, because orange is my favorite color and there aren’t that many shades of it in the crayon box.
You find a $100 bill in your purse/bag, what would you spend it on?
Fresh flowers, a book, a big salad, and then I’d probably use the rest for mundane things like gas, bread, and milk.
Favorite childhood book?
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Favorite book of all time?
A Lantern in Her Hand by Bess Streeter Aldrich (published 1928)