Here, Popkey takes EW’s author quiz to give us our own intimate knowledge of her work.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What is the first thing ever that you remember writing?
A real case of reinventing the wheel only my version didn’t roll.
Miranda Popkey.Credit: Elena Seibert; Knopf Doubleday
What is the last book that made you cry?
My LSAT prep book.
Those logic puzzles are no joke!
Which book is at the top of your current To-Read list?
Where do you write?
At my desk in little bursts.
Lots of fidgeting and getting up to pace.
Which book made you a forever reader?
Michael Ondaatje’sThe English Patientwas my first encounter with capital-L Literature outside of the books I was assigned in school.
What is a snack you couldn’t write without?
If you could change one thing about any of your books what would it be?
Oh, I’d rewrite everything I’ve ever written from start to finish given the chance!
Much better for my sanity that I’m prevented from doing so.
What is your favorite part ofTopics of Conversation?
What was the hardest plot point or character to write?
The sex scene;definitelythe sex scene.
If the reader giggles at the wrong moment you’ve lost them completely!
Write a movie poster tag line for the book:
One woman.
(Look I’m not saying it would be agoodmovie.)
