The author, on what she would ask Brom if he could answer only one question in English:
There are so many things I’d like to ask him (Where are your baby pictures? Do you want your dewclaws removed? How long after we left did you wait before you jumped up on the kitchen counter and ate that entire loaf of cinnamon bread? Is there any way to get you to stop making that smell?), but if I could ask just one, I’d probably go with...[read on]About West's new book, The Books of Elsewhere, Volume Four: The Strangers, from the publisher:
Olive thought she'd uncovered all the house's secrets. She was wrong.Visit Jacqueline West's website and the The Books of Elsewhere website.
It's Halloween night when strangers come to Linden Street...and something dear to Olive goes missing. To what lengths will she go to get it back? Can she trust the strangers? Will she turn to a new and dangerous magic within the paintings of Elsewhere? Or will she put her faith in her own worst enemies to save the people and home she loves?
The stakes grow higher, the secrets more dangerous, and mystery and magic abound as Olive, the boys, and the cats uncover the true nature of the house on Linden Street. A must-read fantasy series for fans of Pseudonymous Bosch, Coraline, and Septimus Heap.
Read--Coffee with a Canine: Jacqueline West and Brom Bones (July 2011).
Read--Coffee with a Canine: Jacqueline West and Brom Bones.
--Marshal Zeringue