Featured Interview With Adem Yaseen
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was raised between cities, cultures, and stories—an upbringing that taught me how layered identity can be. Today, I live in Canada where I balance my time between writing, reflecting, and walking through bookstores like they’re museums. No pets at the moment, but I suspect a cat would get along with the kind of haunted mirrors I write about.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I fell in love with books early—somewhere around the age of nine. But I didn’t realize stories could live in you until I wrote my first short story in high school. It was terrible… and it changed everything. I started writing seriously in my twenties, exploring themes of identity, trauma, and the supernatural—especially the kind that lingers in silence.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I gravitate toward writers who blur the line between reality and imagination—Shirley Jackson, Paul Tremblay, Gillian Flynn, and Stephen King top the list. I read mostly psychological thrillers and horror that leans quiet, internal, and unnerving. I’m also inspired by real people—those who carry invisible burdens and live with unsolved parts of themselves. Their stories deserve a voice.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
Don’t Blink is a psychological thriller with supernatural layers. It follows Detective Lucas Reid, who answers a strange call that leads him to an abandoned apartment… and a mirror that doesn’t just reflect, it remembers. As the story unfolds, Lucas loses his memories, sees his reflection delay, and realizes that the thing in the mirror isn’t trying to kill him—it’s trying to replace him.
This book explores what happens when guilt becomes a doorway and our darkest truths look back at us through glass. It took over a year to write and revise. I poured a lot into the atmosphere, emotional weight, and the twist I hope readers never see coming.
It’s about identity, regret, and the horror of almost forgetting who you are.
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