
Several months ago, I got an email out of the blue, from a book reviewer and columnist for Psychology Today. She wondered if I’d be interested in doing an interview on The Collector of Burned Books that would focus on the importance of exercising our freedom to read widely.
Obviously, I said yes. Quickly. With joy. Because, guys, this is a real magazine, LOL. One I’d heard of. I was pretty stoked that this lovely woman, who’d interviewed some BIG, big names in the book world, wanted to talk to little ol’ me.
When she sent me her questions, I pretty much squealed in delight, because they hit all the topics and themes I wanted to draw out in The Collector of Burned Books.
She asked questions about why reading widely is important to critical thinking.
She asked questions about the link between freedom and freedom of ideas, freedom of thought.
She asked questions about how reading is linked to empathy.
When The Collector of Burned Books released a few weeks ago, Ms. Rose sent me the link to the article, which included several of the interview questions as well as a lovely lead-in she wrote. And she also shared that the article had been marked as an “Essential Read” in the education category, which made my day.
Because friends, it’s so important to read books that aren’t “our type of book” now and then. Not always, obviously. But sometimes. It’s important to stretch ourselves. To seek understanding. To take the opportunity that books give us to do something we can otherwise never do–live inside someone else’s head and heart for a few hundred pages.
Have you seen the article yet? If not, I hope you’ll go and check it out. It turned out beautifully!

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Roseanna, I perceive you to be a compassionate, engaging and humble woman. As I read “Unveiled”I had wondere/marveled if you had written that while we’re undergoing medical care, because once again you delivered a worthy plot and characters with some complexity.
As I read your acknowledgment section of “Banned Books” I received a “sort of” answer: does it matter with one particular endeavor? In this case you gave P and P credit for investing in your life. Since it’s inception you have thanked those who undergird your efforts. Giving the group credit underlines the adjectives I selected to describe you, but I need to add grateful as well. Thank you for giving your allies kudos.
Community is so important!! I wrote Unveiled before cancer, but that support and encouragement was no less crucial! You all are the best!
Congratulations, Roseanna. It makes me happy that your thoughts and ideas that I really enjoy reading and sharing are now being showcased to a wider audience…to people who might not choose to read your books. This is an amazing accomplishment!