Jahlen asked Tara Sue Me:

Hi I'm a librarian-to-be. What do you think of librarians? What made you have Abby this type of profession in your work? Another, as a reader/author, how can you persuade others to read?

Tara Sue Me Hey Jahlen! I have a lot of respect for librarians. I remember as a child going to my local library and there was this one librarian who helped foster my love of reading. In fact, I think she was the first person I told that I wanted to be an author one day.

When I wrote Abby's character, I knew she loved books and I wanted her to do something in with that, but I didn't want her to own a bookstore. I decided the perfect job would be a librarian.

Some people don't like to read and while I don't get it, I don't push the subject. However, if someone says, "I'd like to read, but I never find anything that looks good," I take that as a challenge. What do they like? What interests them? With that information, I can usually think of a few titles to suggest.

Thanks for the great questions!

Tara

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