Hello! Here’s a link to some recent interviews and essays online:
- An interview with author Debbi Michiko Florence, where we talk about some of the origins of the novel: https://debtasticreads.wordpress.com/2017/01/03/welcome-to-the-spotlight-h-m-bouwman-and-a-crack-in-the-sea/
- An interview with author Caroline Starr Rose, where we talk about inspiration, research and classroom connections for the book: http://carolinestarrrose.com/classroom-connections-crack-sea-h-m-bouwman/
- An interview with author Chris Barton that picks up on some ideas from the conversation with Caroline Carlson and that discusses the importance of writing for kids: http://chrisbarton.info/blog/2017/02/h-m-bouwman-on-writing-a-crack-in-the-sea-i-am-adding-my-words-to-a-giant-pile-of-kindling.html
- An interview with Paper Droids about the book and about writing and about what I’m geeking out about: http://www.paperdroids.com/2017/01/05/author-interview-heather-bouwman/
- A blog post I wrote for author Kirby Larson’s website, about revising and especially about cutting things: http://www.kirbylarson.com/friend-friday-heather_bouwman/
- An interview with Minnesota Public Radio’s Euan Kerr (and a short reading from the opening of the novel), featured on All Things Considered: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/02/22/a-crack-in-the-sea-poses-refugee-theme-to-young-readers
- An interview (really, more like a rambling conversation…) with author friend Megan Atwood at her podcast Author to Author (episode 1): https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/author-to-author/id1195458443?mt=2
