L.L. McKinney – #TTBF Author Interview

 in 2018 TTBF
A Blade So Black

A Blade So Black

L.L. McKinney

L.L. McKinney

You’re a gamer. If you had to live in the world of one video game which world would it be?

Ooph, that’s a good one. Uhm….lots of worlds to choose from. The wild thing about video games is you usually have to save that world, so stuff is falling apart and war is getting ready to happen and so forth. I think I might like to hang out in Thedas from Dragon Age, so long as I can hang out with my favorite characters. *cough* Dorian and Vivienne *cough*. Or maybe the world of Azeroth, even though I’m mad at Blizzard for what they’re doing to MY QUEEN Sylvanas, among other things….

Since your book is an Alice retelling, we have to ask: If you could have a tea party with any three people throughout history, who would they be? And what would you serve?
Hmmm. Do they have to be historical figured? Because I would love to have tea with my Granny, rest her soul. She’s one of the reasons I became a writer. I would also want to have tea with Octavia Butler…and Prince, because of course. What would I serve? A choice between oolong tea, or masala chai. Probably a floral tea as well, I’m fond of rose tea. Served with little sweets! Such as red velvet cheesecake bites or cinnamon apple tarts. And all the chocolate.
Our festival slogan is “Read Everything.” What book would you like to see on our Read Everything list for 2018?

THE BELLES by Dhonielle Clayton
DREAD NATION by Justina Ireland
BRUJA BORN by Zoraida Cordova
FOR A MUSE OF FIRE by Heidi Heilig
SEAFIRE bot Natalie C. Parker
STRANGE GRACE by Tessa Gratton
DARIUS THE GREAT IS NOT OKAY by Adib Khorram
SEA WITCH by Sarah Henning
THE BIRD AND THE BLADE by Megan Bannon
MONDAY’S NOT COMING by Tiffany Jackson
ODD ONE OUT by Nic Stone
Should….should I stop? Cuz I have more!