Peggy Hess Greenawalt

Peggy Hess Greenawalt asked Catherine Ryan Hyde:

My large book group is doing a virtual Zoom book club on Thursday September 17th dedicated to your books. Our 35+ women are each picking one of your books to read and then will share what they enjoyed most about the book etc. It should be lots of fun. Which book of yours would you pick to share with my group and why?

Catherine Ryan Hyde I would choose Have You Seen Luis Velez? I think it makes a good discussion because it opens up questions about our social responsibility to each other. I had a book group recently tell me it caused them to start looking into volunteer opportunities, so they wouldn't have to be like the characters in the book who had always meant to do more, but life intervened. I like the group responses I've gotten on that book. Thank you for asking, and I hope your group has a great virtual meeting.

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A Goodreads user

A Goodreads user asked Catherine Ryan Hyde:

Dear Catherine, I just read your book, Seven Perfect Things through NetGalley. I'm in the middle of reading 3 very intense, dense books about COVID, the Spanish Flu and the history of plagues. So I was looking for something a bit lighter. Your book was the perfect lift me. Such a sweet book. I see that you have written a gazillion books, and I will look for them at my library. Thank you for your books! (?)

Graeme Mccree

Graeme Mccree asked Catherine Ryan Hyde:

Hi Catherine, I read Pay it Forward and Becoming Chloe in my 20s and your portrayal of determined gay characters really inspired me, thank you. I enjoyed how different characters overcome issues to make a difference even if it is a small difference for one character. When you writing do you start with a basic message you are trying to get across or does one emerge during the process?

Holly Weiss

Holly Weiss asked Catherine Ryan Hyde:

When I lose my way in life, I read your books and my faith in humankind is restored. Thank you! Goodreads won't let me post this without a question mark, so here it is?

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