Goodreads asked Maddy Lederman:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Maddy Lederman I was inspired by a couple of things. Constant smart phone use is one of them. Everyone seems to be more and more absorbed in their phones, and I think it's affecting our relationships.
Spending a lot of time in the Mojave Desert also inspired me. There's something calming about this mysterious landscape, and I wanted to share that feeling with people who've never been there, or can't visit long enough for it to really sink in.
I wrote for a local magazine in the desert and, on an unrelated topic, I interviewed a couple who lived like Edna's grandparents, with no cell service, Internet or TV. I wondered how a modern, city kid would handle that environment, and it sparked the idea for my story.

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