Secret Garden Books in Seattle, WA interviewed YA author Zoe Hana Mikuta. How did you find your way to being a young reader’s author? I wrote my debut, Gearbreakers (YA sapphic sci-fi) in high school — I was writing what I was reading, and it felt natural to create characters who were my age. In your …
From Secret Garden Books in Seattle, WA: Describe your book [The Tiny Things Are Heavier] in 3 words. Seeking. Hoping. Loving. What element of this book (character/scene/setting) came to you first? Sommy, the novel’s protagonist, came first. What inspired you to write about class in Nigeria? I come from a lineage of postcolonial writers—Achebe, Emecheta, …
Seattle’s Secret Garden Books in Ballard interviewed author Kathy Wang about her upcoming novel, The Satisfaction Cafe, publishing July 1, 2025. Describe your book in 3 words. Vivid, unexpected and moving. If I can get a bonus verb, I’d add comic! What came hardest to you when writing this novel? The point of view. It’s …
