Ten BIG Questions with Author Johanna Edwards
My guest today is Johanna Edwards, author of The Next Big Thing, which is ALREADY hitting bestseller lists across the country. GO Johanna! I really like her premise, because she–like one of my other favorite authors, Jennifer Weiner–writes about REAL-sized women. Here’s the blurb from Johanna’s book.
Kat Larson figured she had nothing to lose by becoming a contestant on the new reality show From Fat to Fabulous – except maybe a few dozen pounds. Then she’d finally be able to arrange a face-to-face meeting with Nick, the British hunk she met online, who still thinks she’s a size four. She’d finally be confident and graceful and thin – and there’s that big cash prize, too, to pay for all those slinky new clothes she’d need. She’d finally have the perfect life.
That’s the fantasy, anyway. She’s about to find out the reality…
In fitting with Johanna’s title, I decided to ask her ten BIG and very pressing questions.
Natalie: What is your favorite book (one that you didn’t write, but wish you had)?
Johanna: I wish I’d written “Girl, Interrupted.” But, you know, I wouldn’t want to have spent two years in a mental hospital to do it…
Natalie: Do you prefer a man in boxers or briefs?
Johanna: Boxers. Briefs should be outlawed.
Natalie: If you had to run a country, which one would it be and why?
Johanna: I’d rule the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Because then I could go over there and work for as long as I wanted without being bothered by pesky things like visas. Oh, and I’d change the law so the pubs didn’t shut at 11 p.m. in England.
Natalie: Does Donald Trump’s hairdo (think mutant combover) bother you?
Johanna: It bothers me immensely. If Donald Trump – who has about $200 trillion in the bank – can’t get a decent haircut then what hope is there for the rest of us?
Natalie: Has reality television REALLY gone too far?
Johanna: Yes. Fox crossed a line with “The Simple Life” (see question 9)
Natalie: Who is your favorite late show television host?
Johanna: Conan O’Brien all the way!
Natalie: Your favorite movie?
Johanna: “The Birdcage.” I used to have a crush on Nathan Lane. Please, don’t laugh at me. I swear I’m not a freak!
Natalie: Favorite snack food during said favorite movie?
Johanna: Fritos scoops and cheese dip. Actually, that’s my favorite snake during ANY movie, although I wish I could say carrot sticks.
Natalie: Should Paris Hilton be allowed to speak on live television?
Johanna: No. Paris Hilton should be banned from all forms of media. Why is the FCC not working on this?
Natalie: Free association: culottes
Johanna: What? Who? HUH? (Sputters uncontrollably). I am just deeply disturbed by this question.
So now you know where Johanna stands on the issues, it’s time to go buy her book, available now at all bookstores, including Barnes and Noble, where it’s on their BESTSELLING list.
What a rush. I suspect that Johanna really IS the next big thing, and I don’t mean her size….
