Melissa Roske's Ask the Author Blog

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The Proust Questionnaire, popularized by the  French essayist and novelist Marcel Proust, is said to reveal a person’s true nature through a series of probing (i.e., nosy) questions. In the hot seat today: Joanne O’Sullivan, author of the YA contemporary debut, BETWEEN TWO SKIES (Candlewick Press, April 25). 

What is your idea of perfect happiness? 

I’m going to borrow from one of my favorite travel writers, Freya Stark: “To awaken in a strange town is one of the most pleasant sensations in the world. You are surrounded by adventure.” I love having time to explore an interesting place I’ve never been before with absolutely no schedule to adhere to. Read more here.