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Jean Hanff Korelitz has been having quite a year.
And now EW has a first look at her next literary sensation.
Jean Hanff Korelitz.Credit: Michael Avedon
What is the first thing ever that you remember writing?
A two-line poem in second grade.
I remember it, but I’ll spare you.
‘The Latecomer,’ by Jean Hanff Korelitz.Celadon Books
Suffice to say that it was about kittens.
What is the last book that made you cry?
Four Friends: Promising Lives Cut Short, by William D. Cohan.
‘The Latecomer,’ by Jean Hanff Korelitz.Celadon Books
Which book is at the top of your current to-read list?
Where do you write?
All over my house: bed, sofa, chair.
Also, coffee shops.
I’m partial to Le Pain Quotidien.
Which book made you a forever reader?
(Also, don’t get me started on the “Poor Ginger” chapter.)
I was one of those girls who loved horses, so I also read a lot of Marguerite Henry.
My favorite wasKing of the Wind.
What is a snack you couldn’t write without?
I’m relieved to say there isn’t one!
If you could change one thing about any of your books, what would it be?
About the books themselves, nothing.
I think more people might have read it if I had.
What is your favorite part ofThe Latecomer?
What was the hardest plot point or character to write inThe Latecomer?
