Interview with Mia Hopkins + Giveaway!

When I was in college, I took a class called prison literacy. It was a long time ago, so my memory of the coursework was pretty vague. I remember learning about adult literacy and the many challenges for adults who are learning to read. But I have very vivid memories of our weekly tutoring trips to a nearby maximum security prison. It was a formative experience for me, and in many ways set me on a path to being a teacher.

I was so happy to read Thirsty, a book that respected and amplified these stories of prisoners who are re-entering into society. I was so impressed with the book that I reached out to Mia Hopkins for my first-ever author interview. She was so gracious about answering my questions, and I hope you’ll enjoy learning a little about how she wrote Thirsty. I can’t wait to read the sequel, Trashed, which comes out in July.

~Jen

And because Jen loved this book so much, she's also giving away FIVE ecopies of it. Info at the end of this post. Good luck!

Jen: First person point of view books are so popular right now, and one of my lingering interests is to write a whole blog post talking about point of view and why it matters. I’ve read tons of books with alternating 1st person POV, and many others from the heroine's POV. But Thirsty exclusively sticks to Sal’s point of view. As an author, did you go into the book with the intention of sticking to Sal's POV or did it happen as you were writing?