Ann Pearlman Revealed
Revealing Questions
- Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
- A. An exciting adventure full of family, love, and risks.
- Q. What is your motto or maxim?
- A. Follow your bliss, but consider others.
- Q. What’s your greatest fear?
- A. Dying alone.
- Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
- A. Right here.
- Q. With whom in history do you most identify?
- A. Probably my grandmother.
- Q. What are your most overused words or phrases?
- A. just. so. well.
- Q. What do you regret most?
- A. What you regret is a great teacher. That knowledge erases regrets.
- Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?
- A. singing
- Q. What is your greatest achievement?
- A. my children
- Q. What’s your best quality?
- A. perseverance and optimism
- Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be?
- A. Me.
- Q. What trait is most noticeable about you?
- A. My acceptance and love of people
- Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her?
- A. I would love to meet and see the world through the eyes of an early human like Lucy or Ardi. I'd like to transport forward a hundred years and talk to someone from this planet.
- Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing?
- A. art and being a psychotherapist
- Q. What’s your fantasy profession?
- A. anthropologist, oceanographer, surgeon, rock singer
- Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you?
- A. openness, honesty, excitement about life
- Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?
- A. My own cooking. (I know, that's not fair!)
- Q. What are your 5 favorite songs?
- A. I'm greedy. I love too many songs to pick just five.
On Books and Writing
- Q. Who are your favorite authors?
- A. Philip Roth, Margaret Atwood, Russell Banks, Toni Morrison, Doctorow, Eugenides
- Q. What are your 5 favorite books of all time?
- A. I’m a promiscuous reader and have been since I was a kid. There are so many books that have enriched my life, it’s difficult to pick five without a bunch of others popping into my mind shouting, what about me, and what about me?
- Q. Is there a book you love to reread?
- A. Margaret Atwoods’ Blind Assassin
- Q. Do you have one sentence of advice for new writers?
- A. Read. Read. Read. Write. Devote your best time of day to it.
- Q. What comment do you hear most often from your readers?
- A. They love my characters and want to know more.
- Q. How did you come to write Christmas Cookie Club?
- A. Nine years ago, I was "the virgin" at a cookie exchange. The party atmosphere, the closeness of the woman were perfect for a novel about the importance of women's friendships. I decided then to write it and began notes. The year 2008, with the financial crisis cried out for a novel about the importance of friendships, love, and support to get us all through hard times. Cookies help, too.
