Karen Guzman
Author Interview - Karen Guzman
Author of Arborview
When the recipe for a new life is bittersweet…
Pastry chef Ellen Cahill’s financial future rides on the success of her new shop. A bruising divorce has drained her bank account, along with her spirit. College student Rosa Escamilla has her own culinary dreams—and a difficult mother who’s dead set against them. Rosa won’t be deterred. She scrapes up the money to enroll at a prestigious culinary school, setting out to prove everyone wrong. But when hidden betrayals by the people they love most surface for both Ellen and Rosa, can they overcome the blows they never saw coming on the road to where they want to go?
Author Interview - Karen Guzman
Author I draw inspiration from: Marilynne Robinson
Author Interview - Karen Guzman | Author I Draw Inspiration From
Favorite place to read a book: In bed
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with: The Rev. John Ames, from Marilynne Robinson's "Gilead" novel series
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author: There wasn't a single "a-ha" moment. It was a gradual dawning. Early in high school, I knew I wanted to write fiction seriously.
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook: My novel is currently a paperback. I love hardbacks
The last book I read: "Oh William" by Elizabeth Strout
Author Interview - Karen Guzman | The Last Book I Read
Pen & paper or computer: computer
If I weren’t an author, I’d be a: horse trainer
Favorite decade in fashion history: 1920s
Place I’d most like to travel: Greece
My signature drink: apple martini
Number one on my bucket list: Travel to Greece
Find more from the author:
Instagram: @kagauthor
Twitter: @kg_author
FB: @kgwriter
Author Bio: Karen Guzman is a fiction writer and essayist. Her novel, Arborview, was published in 2021. Her debut novel, Homing Instincts, was published in 2014. Karen’s short fiction has appeared in a number of literary magazines, and she is the recipient of a 2021 writing fellowship at the Collegeville Institute. Karen lives in rural Connecticut with her husband and son, and family pets.
