Interview

Shelf Unbound: You came to an epiphany in 2012, which inspired this book. What can you tell us about the epiphany? Joseph Kazden: I have been exploring the nature...

Shelf Unbound: The book begins with Max, an unremarkable guy out on an evening walk, suddenly being engaged in conversation by an angel named Bill. Where did the idea...

Shelf Unbound: Your main character is an aging theoretical physicist who has been rather alone for many years since losing his young wife in an accident. Tell us about...

Shelf Unbound: Aftermath is a science fiction novel about humans banding together in small groups to survive after an apocalyptic alien invasion. How did you come up with the...

Shelf Unbound: You’ve written several books on Indo-European and Niger-Congo languages. What interested you in these topics? Graham Dunn: My mother believed in the value of Latin, teaching me...

Shelf Unbound: Your main character Lucy is dying from cancer; her estranged brother, a devout Catholic priest, is her next of kin in control of her end-of-life decisions and...

Shelf Unbound: How does the setting of the Australian Outback influence the story? Victoria Capper: They say, “write what you know,” and I know the Australian Outback. It’s different,...

Shelf Unbound: You’ve written a number of humorous mystery novels starring Aussie detective Paddy Pest. Tell us about Pest and about how you created him.  Gerry Burke: Patrick Pesticide...