Melissa Roske author

Melissa Roske - author of Kat Greene Comes Clean

  • Home
  • About
  • Books
  • Media
  • Contact
  • Teacher’s Guide

Ask the Author: Amy Rebecca Tan

May 27, 2019 By Melissa Roske Leave a Comment

The Proust Questionnaire, popularized by the French essayist and novelist Marcel Proust, is said to reveal a person’s true nature through a series of probing, soul-searching questions. In the hot seat today: Amy Rebecca Tan, author of the MG debut, A KIND OF PARADISE (HarperCollins).

What is your idea of perfect happiness? Screened porch, rain, dog, book (just writing these words makes me happy).

What is your greatest fear? Something bad happening to my kids.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Impatience.

What is the trait you most deplore in others? Insincerity.

Which living person do you most admire? Wellness activist and cancer survivor, Kris Carr.

What is your greatest extravagance? Not doing anything.

What is your current state of mind? Grateful.

What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Efficiency.

On what occasion do you lie? When the truth is unproductive or hurtful.

Which words or phrases do you most overuse? “Can we watch it tomorrow night? I want to read.”

Besides writing, which talent would you most like to have? Fluency in another language.

What do you consider your greatest achievement? My family.

If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? Someone who doesn’t get motion sickness.

What is your most treasured possession? My photo albums.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Being stuck somewhere without a book.

What do you most value in your friends? Reliability.

Who are your favorite writers? Lorrie Moore, Lynda Barry, Sandra Cisneros, Grace Lin, Sharon Creech.

Who is your hero of fiction? From a book, Jane Eyre; from a movie, Mary from Party Girl  (starring Parker Posey, 1995).

Which historical figure do you most identify with? Louisa May Alcott, once I learned she said: “Housekeeping ain’t no joke.”

What is your motto? “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” (George Eliot)

AMY REBECCA TAN has worked as a babysitter, a waitress, a camp counselor, a tea seller, a muffin delivery person, a barista, and a bookbinder. She currently works in a public library and an independent bookstore. She has a master’s degree in special education and has taught in the New York City school system. Amy lives in New Jersey with her husband, two children, and dog. Learn more about Amy on her website, and follower her on Instagram and Twitter.

Filed Under: Ask the Author

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Melissa Roske on Facebook Melissa Roske on Twitter Melissa Roske on Good Reads

Categories

  • Ask the Author
  • Uncategorized

Archives

  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • October 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015