Welcome to Morris Award Interview Week, wherein past Morris winners interview this year’s crop of nominees. And a fine crop they have turned out to be! First up, Blythe Woolston interviews Leah Thomas about her debut, Because You’ll Never Meet Me.

I will be linking to these interviews all week and posting my own on Thursday. The winner will be announced this weekend at ALA Midwinter, along with the other Youth Media Awards, such as the Printz and Newbery. Anyway, go read! These are some wonderful debut novels, and you may not have heard of all of them.