My first ever interview!

So, here's my exciting news! A few weeks ago I had my first ever interview about my book! SBS German, an Australian radio channel for German residents, was kind enough to grant me an interview and to publish it on their website. I have a dear friend to thank for this, since she knew my interviewer from her pre-retirement days from her work.

I was SOOO nervous, not only because the interview would be conducted in German (which is my second language), but also because I knew this was a big deal for me. When the time came, I had calmed down a considerable bit, and I gave it my best shot. Barbara, my interviewer, was so kind and she did a really good job conducting the interview. At the time, I thought some of my answers sounded a bit stiff, but after listening to the recording, I realised I had done a pretty damn good job. My grandfather confirmed this when he emailed me later: 'you didn't have an 'ums' in it, so well done'😄. That's not all he said, but I found this hilarious, because I usually 'ummed' my way through presentations at school.

The only bummer is that the interview was in German, so I couldn't share it with my English-speaking friends. Also, I haven't published my German version of Search for Snow yet so the German-speaking community won't have anything to read yet if they cannot read English. But I'm sure it'll work out!

That's all for now! If you would like to listen to the interview, click on the image below.

Enjoy!

- Andra K.