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Amy Hill Hearth
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Amy Hill Hearth

Debut novelist Amy Hill Hearth is a former journalist and the author or coauthor of seven nonfiction books, including Having Our Say: The Delaney Sisters’ First 100 Years, the New York Times bestseller-turned-Broadway play. She met her future... Read full bio

Author Revealed:
Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. "Live and let live"
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About Amy Hill Hearth
  • What is your birthdate?:
    4/10
  • Previous occupations:
    Salad girl/waitress at an old Inn, newspaper reporter covering crime, education, you-name-it.
  • Favorite job:
    What I'm doing now: writing books.
  • High school and/or college:
    Taconic Regional High School, Pittsfield, Mass. The University of Tampa, Fla.
  • Name of your favorite composer or music artist?:
    Mozart.
  • Favorite movie:
    "Having Our Say"
  • Favorite television show:
    Masterpiece Theater on PBS.
Revealing Questions
Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
A. Unexpected, Journey, Writer, Loving, Loved, Adventure, Hopeful, Helpful
Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. "Live and let live"
On Books and Writing
Q. Who are your favorite authors?
A. Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, Eudora Welty, Zora Neale Hurston.
Q. What are your 5 favorite books of all time?
A. Little Women, Pride and Prejudice, Great Expectations, To Kill a Mockingbird, Their Eyes Were Watching God. 
Q. Is there a book you love to reread?
A. "Little Women"
Q. Do you have one sentence of advice for new writers?
A. Write for the love of it; the rest will follow.
Q. What comment do you hear most often from your readers?
A. "Your books are fun to read. Only afterwords do I realize how much I learned."