'The feel of the book in your hands'

 

“If your reading habits areanything like mine, then you can remember the exact moment that certain bookscame into your life. You remember where you were standing and whom you werewith. You remember the feel of the book in your hands and the cover, that exactcover, even if the art has changed over the years.” – Alethea Kontis

 

Born in Vermont in January of 1976,Kontis is a writer of Teen & Young Adult Books and short stories aboutFantasy, Romance and Science Fiction.  Primarily known for herbook Enchanted, also made into a top-grossing movie, she is aprolific writer in several genres. She has new works out as children’s books,in anthologies, and as short story collections, and has completed a new novel, TheThieftess. 

 

Although she labels herself anintrovert, she makes dozens of writing and speaking appearances annually andmaintains a blog.     

 

Her own favorite readsare “really dense, complicated stories with lots of layers, tons ofobscure literary references, and a plethora of inside jokes.”  

She also enjoys dressing up as characters – either those she is reading about or those she is writing about – for appearances at writing events.  

 

“It took me a long time to learnhow to be brave enough to put myself out there and try everything, no matterhow strange or silly,” she said.  “If I can impart that same wisdomto other folks - no matter what age - it would be an honor.”