Interviews

  • Terry Pratchett Interview

    By Judith | July 1, 1994

    Full transcript of interview with Terry Pratchett in 1994. The interview formed the basis of a “Meet the Author” feature in The School Magazine, where I was working at the time of the interview. _________________ Given the success the Discworld books have had with younger readers, in my experience, particularly boys around 12, 13 years…

  • Margaret Mahy Interview 1994

    By Judith | May 1, 1994

    This interview with Margaret Mahy took place in 1994 when she was in Australia for the Children’s Book Council of Australia Conference. This is the full transcript; an edited version was published in Viewpoint: On Books for Young Adults. ___________________ In your teenage novels, there are the ones with a heavy supernatural element, and the…

  • Jonathan Harlen Interview

    By Judith | June 1, 1993

    This interview was first published in Viewpoint: On Books for Young Adults Volume 1 Number 2 (Winter 1993) “I carry a gun,” Juan said, “so that when I talk, people will listen. So that when I want something done, people will do it. Never again will I be treated like dirt, like sucios. If I…