Featured Interview With Sara Hosey
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was raised in New York and I’ve lived in a bunch of different neighborhoods in Queens, including Flushing, Jackson Heights, and Richmond Hill. Where I grew up and came of age has had a huge influence on my writing–which I think is obvious in my debut novel, Iphigenia Murphy, but which also plays out in some of my other work, including my short story, “Revenge of the Nerds,” which will be appearing in Casino Literary Magazine this summer.
Yes–I have a wonderful dog and two darling cats and many adored plants.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Reading has been one of the greatest pleasures of my life. I started reading young and I have no memory of ever not loving reading or, as I’ve gotten older, being without a book or two going.
I started writing when I was 5 or 6 and I still have my first story, about a little girl named Rita. Not much happens–it’s basically a recounting of my own day-to-day life–but there is a story there and there is conflict–will Rita’s friend come over or not?
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Right now I’m reading Hilary Mantel’s newest book–“The Mirror and the Light”–and it’s sublime, of course. I love short fiction–I am looking forward to reading Kelly Fordon’s “I Have the Answers” next.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
My ya debut, “Iphigenia Murphy,” tells the story of a 15-year old runaway who sets out in search of her long-lost mother and makes a life for herself in a wooded park in Queens. Just like Iffy, the friends she makes in the park—Angel, a stray dog with the most ridiculous tail; Corinne, a young trans woman who is escaping her own abusive situation; and Anthony, a former foster kid from upstate whose parents are addicts—each seek a place where they feel at home. Whether fate or coincidence has brought them together, within this community of misfits Iffy can finally be herself, but she still has to face the effects of abandonment and abuse—and the possibility that she may be pregnant. During what turns out to be a remarkable journey to find her mother, will Iffy ultimately discover herself?
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