Interview with V.S. Kemanis, Author of Indelicate Deception

What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Indelicate Deception?

I came of age in Berkeley, California, during an era of profound social change: feminism, the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam War, riots, hippies and ‘free love.’ With my fictional characters, I seek to capture the good and bad of the era, and make sense of its lessons in a moving family story.

What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?

Literary fiction, crime fiction, and suspense. I read and write in all of these genres.

What books are on your TBR pile right now?

I’m currently reading Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey; next up is Amsterdam by Ian McEwan and Fox Creek by William Kent Krueger.

What scene in your book was your favorite to write?

The denouement: when family secrets and character motivations are laid bare in an emotional scene.

If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?

I hope to engage my readers with the story of Caty and her parents, to feel their joys and sorrows, the love, loss, reckoning, and renewal.

V.S. Kemanis is the author of the new book Indelicate Deception

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