WhenRufi Thorpereleased her third book last spring, she captured the nostalgic grunge of youth better than almost anybody.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What is the first thing ever that you remember writing?
RUFI THORPE:In fourth grade we were supposed to write a story.
Nina Subin; Knopf Doubleday
What is the last book that made you cry?
It comes out in July, everyone should read it.
Which book is at the top of your current To-Read list?
Nina Subin; Knopf Doubleday
Where do you write?
Which book made you a forever reader?
I think theWizard of Ozbooks made me a forever reader.
That was my first experience of reading a series, of getting to enter just this whole world.
And after that I was always looking for a new series to get into.
What is a snack you couldn’t write without?
Essential to my process.
If you could change one thing about any of your books, what would it be?
I would set them all in the Marvel universe.
What is your favorite part ofThe Knockout Queen?
What was the hardest plot point or character to write?
I think everyone should go and observe a courtroom for a few days.
It would change the whole world.
