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In the past, I’ve had trouble naming my novels, but this one was extremely easy. From the minute I got the idea, I knew that The Last Page would be named after the store. The store is as much of a character as anyone else. The store is pivotal in the romance—Ella and Henry would’ve never even met without the store. They need to band together to save the bookstore, but along the way they fall in love.
Originally, though, I had named the bookstore in the novel The Next Page, but my brilliant editor had the idea to name it after Taylor Swift’s song New Year’s Day. She sings, “Don’t read the last page, I’ll stay when it’s hard or it’s wrong or we’re making mistakes.” I love this song and do think it summarizes the thesis of the book well. It’s not easy at all to save an indie bookstore, but both of them do their best and...[read on]
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