Author, Todd Mitchell, Skypes with Bookmarked
On Monday, November 18th, the members of Bookmarked had the opportunity to talk with author, Todd Mitchell , via Skype. Todd's newest book, Backwards , was published last month. One of my students reviewed the book for SLJTeen , and the author and I made contact through that connection. I encouraged more students to read the book, and I read the book . The students who had the chance to read the book were very curious about Todd's motivation for writing the story in the way that he did. In the book, the main character is living backwards inside a character who commits suicide. I am not giving away any spoilers because the book begins with the suicide. Todd told us that he will never write a book again with time shifting. He had to meticulously go through and add foreshadowing without giving away important plot points. There was lots of shushing throughout our discussion because the students who had not read the book yet wante...