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|title=The Interview: Bookbag talks to Talks To Julie Cohen
|reviewer=Ruth Ng
|summary=Julie Cohen's [[Nina Jones and the Temple of Gloom by Julie Cohen|Nina Jones and the Temple of Gloom]] is funny, quirky, compelling and intelligent - chick lit at its best - so we jumped at the opportunity to interview her.
* '''BB: Are there any particular books or writers that have inspired you? '''
JC: I'm from Maine, and everyone's hero in Maine is [[Category:Stephen King|Stephen King]], because that man can tell a story. I decided I wanted to be a writer aged about eleven, after reading Ursula LeGuin's [[A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K Le Guin|Earthsea trilogy]], I decided I wanted to write funny after reading Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker books, and I decided I wanted to be a chick-lit writer after reading [[:Category:Marian Keyes|Marian Keyes']] Rachel's Holiday.
In real life, my childhood friend, Kathy Love, has also become a novelist and she inspires me daily. And I belong to the Romantic Novelists' Association, who are a remarkable group of supportive, welcoming, talented writers.
* '''BB: What are you reading at the moment? '''
JC: ''The Grand Sophy'', by Georgette Heyer. I'm on a Regency kick, as research for the book I'm writing. I've been reading Heyer and Jane Austen, and Regency romance writers such as Julia Quinn, Nicola Cornick, [[:Category:Janet Mullany|Janet Mullany]] and [[:Category:Louise Allen|Louise Allen]].
* '''BB: What's next for Julie Cohen?'''
* '''BB: Thanks, Julie and good luck with the new book. Of course anyone wanting to know more about you can always visit you [ http://www.julie-cohen.com website].'''
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