Jessamine Chan is having a hell of a debut.
Here, to celebrate the publication of the book, Chan explains where she got her writerly start.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What is the first thing ever that you remember writing?
Jessamine Chan is the author of ‘The School for Good Mothers’.Credit: Beowulf Sheehan; Simon and Schuster
If I’d been old enough to write captions, I would have.
What is the last book that made you cry?
Which book is at the top of your current to-read list?
Where do you write?
At my Ikea desk, facing a window, with many plants nearby.
Having a room of one’s own is lovely indeed.
Which book made you a forever reader?
James and the Giant Peach.
It instilled in my mind that books are important and reading is an important life activity.
What is a snack you couldn’t write without?
Dry-roasted, salted almonds.
If you could change one thing about any of your books, what would it be?
Well, there’s only been one book so far.
Publishing my first book at 43 means there’s so many people to thank.
What is your favorite part ofThe School for Good Mothers?
What was the hardest plot point or character to write?
Write a movie poster tagline for the book:
“Be good.”
