I am super excited to have Jess Rothenberg by the blog today for an interview as part of The Catastrophic History of You and Me blog tour :)

Jess Rothenberg is the author of The Catastrophic History of You and Me. You can find her on the web at her website, Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, and blog.

Who was your favorite character to write in The Catastrophic History of You and Me?

I really loved and cared about Brie.  I know her emotions and actions were sometimes selfish and immature, but I loved watching her grow and change in different ways throughout the story.  And even in the moments when I was mad at her, I always tried to stay true to Brie’s age and what she was going through.   After all, being sixteen by itself is already a pretty emotional rollercoaster, much less when you’ve died of an actual broken heart!

Is there a book you’ve read recently and loved?

I’m reading a book called Cloud Atlas right now that I’m really savoring.  But as for YA, the last thing I read and loved was All Unquiet Things, by Anna Jarzab.

If you could be any mythology creature, what would you be? 

Unicorn all the way!  I used to tie my ponytail at the top of my head when I was little and go galloping around the house.  The Last Unicorn is still one of my all-time favorite books and animated films.

Would you say The Catastrophic History of You and Me had a theme song at all? If so, what is it? 

Actually, the book has a whole playlist of songs that inspired and influenced the story as I went along (you can listen at http://jessrothenberg.com/playlist.html) so it’s hard to pick just one!  But if I had to, I might go with Walking with a Ghost by Tegan and Sara.  I’ve always felt it really captures the way heartache can linger.  And then also, in the literal sense, Brie really is walking with a ghost.

Which is harder for you to write: The first line? or the last line? 

I knew the last line of Catastrophic History from the very beginning because it is taken from a poem my grandpa wrote for me when I was Brie’s age.  So in this case, the first line was probably a little harder.  : )

Thanks so much for stopping by Jess.

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