By putting one of our authors on the 'Hotspot' we hope to give you and your reading group the chance to have all those burning questions you might have, answered by the authors themselves - we can't imagine a more direct way of uncovering an author's motivations and intentions!

Alice Hoffman is our brand new hotspot author. We welcome her into the spotlight to answer the questions you sent about her writing, inspirations and her new novel Blackbird House.

Alice Hoffman is the bestselling author of many successful novels and screenplays, including Here on Earth (Oprah Book Club Choice in 1998), Illumination Nights, Turtle Moon, Practical Magic (made into a recent major film), Local Girls, The River King and Blue Diary. She lives in Massachusetts.

Read Alice Hoffman's Q and A session for a remarkable insight into her motivations for writing the story and a greater understanding of her sources of inspiration.

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Thank you for all the interesting and thought provoking questions which you sent in to our hotspot author, we have selected some of the most inspiring and frequently asked questions.

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