
Not a time in my life that I can remember not having a book in my hands and I

And I started thinking about the things that I was most passionateĪbout and while I’d never really considered being a writer I’ve always been a

One of the driving factors in me deciding to write fiction. “Once Upon a Time” moment when you decided that you wanted to writeįiction? And if so what was the catalyst for it?Ĭhanel: I think law school was really probably We went back to the beginning, was there a You’ve also got an impressive academic record. Writing for a bit, but I still just feel very fortunate about how everyone’sĮmbraced the books and really just been so supportive. Romances before I published Next Year in Havana.

So it’s one of those cases of “many years work” to become an “overnight success.” Is that right?Ĭhanel: Yes. But you’ve done a lot of writing before those books. The first one of them Next Year in Havana became a Reese Witherspoon book club choice. Jenny: I can see from reading the two Cuban books and looking online at some of your other work, that you might feel a little bit like one of those people who is now described as an “overnight success.” Because the Cuban books have really taken center stage. JĬhanel: Thank you so much for having me. Jenny: Hello there Chanel and welcome to the show it’s great to have you with us. Word but pretty close to it, with links to important mentions.

