Featured Interview With Kat Hausler
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I grew up in Northern Virginia and studied German in New York. I’ve now lived in Berlin for many years after I fell in love with it on a semester abroad. Both of my novels, RETROGRADE and WHAT I KNOW ABOUT JULY are set in Berlin. I write literary fiction, sometimes with crossovers to other genres as in WHAT I KNOW ABOUT JULY, which is character-driven literary fiction but also a mystery.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve loved books ever since I was able to read them, and I started writing as soon as I was able to. Learning what makes a story work for readers is a long process, but my emotional connection to words and stories has always been there.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I have so many favorite authors it’s often whatever I’m reading at the moment! But I can always pick up anything by Daphne du Maurier and know that I’ll love it. I’ll read anything literary but I have a soft spot for literary thrillers and dystopias.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
In WHAT I KNOW ABOUT JULY, angsty Berlin musician Simon is struggling to get his life together and avoid the stalkery number-one fan he doesn’t feel famous enough to deal with. He’d do just about anything to get July out of his life – until she disappears on his tour and his obsession with finding her goes far beyond proving his own innocence.
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