What’s better than reading a book by an author you love? Well, probably nothing, but a good author interview can be a close second. We regularly feature interviews in our digital magazine with writers whose books we review, and in 2025, with your help, we started hosting our own Ask the Author interviews in the BookBrowse community forum. Below, we bring you some of the best Q&As for books published in hardcover or paperback this year from both inside and outside of BookBrowse, which represent just a handful drawn from a pool of many great interviews. We hope you enjoy these conversations and that you’ll join us in 2026 for more fun virtual author visits.
Daughters of Shandong
by Eve J. Chung
Paperback May 2025. 400 pages
Published by Berkley Books
In one of our most recent forum interviews, Eve J. Chung chatted with members about the process of doing research for her novel Daughters of Shandong, which follows a mother and her daughters during the Chinese Communist Revolution. Her personal anecdotes related to the book, which started as a way to record her family history, made for a riveting conversation.
The Invention of Charlotte Brontë: A New Life
by Graham Watson
Hardcover Aug 2025. 288 pages
Published by Pegasus Books
Graham Watson, a Brontës and Elizabeth Gaskell specialist, kicked off our conversation for his book The Invention of Charlotte Brontë by generously inviting everyone to ask not only about his recent account of the eldest Brontë sister’s work and life but the Brontës in general. This led to a lively back-and-forth in which one participant even dared to ask the burning question readers have been slinging around like a hot potato for more than a century: Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights? His answer might surprise you.
The Dream Hotel: A Novel
by Laila Lalami
Hardcover Mar 2025. 336 pages
Published by Pantheon Books
Laila Lalami’s novel The Dream Hotel features a near future in which people live under strict government surveillance. In a conversation about the book, Lalami addressed subjects relevant to authors writing stories with dystopian premises today, such as what her work says about the world now, and what she thinks readers can take away from it.
The Husbands: A Novel
by Holly Gramazio
Apr 2024. 352 pages
Published by Doubleday
In one of our most purely fun forum interviews of the year, Holly Gramazio extensively discussed her book The Husbands, a lighthearted speculative take on what-ifs and dating app culture, shared pictures of her cats, and talked about writing inspiration, game design, and much more.
