Alexandria Rogers is the author of the critically acclaimed middle grade fantasy adventure series, The Witch, the Sword, and the Cursed Knights . Her newest book, Spellbound Solstice , releases October 22, 2024. She lives in Edinburgh with her husband, daughter, and dog, in eternal search of excuses to visit Paris. Follow her on Instagram . In this interview, Alexandria discusses how becoming suddenly agentless reminded her of her agency in writing her new contemporary fantasy, Spellbound Solstice , her advice for other writers, and more. Name: Alexandria Rogers Literary agent: Lauren Spieller at Folio Literary Management Book title: Spellbound Solstice Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Release date: October 22, 2024 Genre/category: Contemporary fantasy Previous titles: The Witch, the Sword, and the Cursed Knights ; The Beast, the Queen, and the Lost Knight Elevator pitch: Ella Enchanted meets The Parent Trap in this spellbinding wintery tale where two young enchanters team up to break a centuries-old family curse and accidentally put their entire town at risk along the way. Bookshop | Amazon [WD uses affiliate links.] What prompted you to write this book? I loved reading romance books when I was young. I grew up on stories like Gail Carson Levine’s Ella Enchanted and Edith Pattou’s East, and so I wanted to write a book that helped bridge the tender gap between middle grade and young adult. A “crush curious” story for readers who wanted a sprinkling of romance but in the sweet, wholesome environment of early teenagerhood. But the true core of this book is rooted in family. I’ve always been drawn to multi-generational stories, where family patterns can feel like curses, where secrets can fester until they draw blood. While this book takes place in the present featuring a 13-year-old and 14-year-old as main characters, the roots of the story harken back to the 1800s for one family, and medieval France for the other. These family roots run deep and are tangled with centuries of heartbreak, but also love. For the book is about the love that binds us through time, regardless of how “untraditional” […]
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