{"id":2513,"date":"2019-10-03T11:47:35","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T15:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blinkyabooks.com\/?p=2513"},"modified":"2026-01-02T08:18:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T08:18:35","slug":"blinkblog-author-spotlight-lauren-mansy-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/blinkblog-author-spotlight-lauren-mansy-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"#BlinkBlog Author Spotlight: Lauren Mansy (Part II)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we continue to celebrate the release of\u00a0<i>The Memory Thief<\/i>, we are featuring part two of our \u201cAuthor Spotlight\u201d with Lauren Mansy!<\/p>\n<p>Get your copy of <a href=\"http:\/\/blinkyabooks.com\/books\/the-memory-thief\/\"><em>The Memory Thief<\/em> HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you hope readers take away from\u00a0<i>The Memory Thief<\/i>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The main thing I hope readers take away is that it isn\u2019t the hardships of the past which define us but the strength we find in overcoming them. Etta has been through a lot of difficult things, and she struggles with trusting others because she has a hard time trusting herself. At the beginning of the story, Etta has spent four years hiding from both the people and events which haunt her, but to save her mother, she\u2019ll have to come face-to-face with the past. I hope her journey will inspire readers to never lose hope, even in the midst of impossible odds.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>How are you reflected in <i>The Memory Thief<\/i> (or, how much of you is reflected in the book)?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Because this story is based on my own journey with my mother, many of Etta\u2019s worries, doubts, and fears are things I also experienced when faced with the possibility of losing my mom. The questions that Etta asks about how to deal with a situation like this are questions that I often pondered myself.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So when I first began writing <em>The Memory Thief<\/em>, I thought, \u201cWhat if I wasn\u2019t the only one who faced this fear? What if there was an entire society that feared their loved ones no longer remembering them?\u201d It was these kinds of thoughts which ultimately let me to want to explore a world where memories reign over everything. Then writing Etta\u2019s emotional journey also helped me process through a lot of my own memories, as well.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s one reason that I love not only writing but reading fantasy novels. Even though these characters live in worlds that are vastly different than our own, what they love, hate, and fear can often be so relatable. That often sticks with me long after I read the last page, and I\u2019m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to share this journey with readers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the biggest lesson you\u2019ve learned while being a writer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think the biggest lesson being a writer has taught me is the importance of the \u201cstory behind the story\u201d. Though the publication journey is filled with exciting moments (like seeing the cover for the first time and holding the final copy!), the journey of getting here has changed me for forever. There have been highs and lows, moments of uncertainty coupled with unexpected encouragement, and wonderful support from family, friends, and even strangers! Writing fiction gave me a voice when I was still struggling to find mine, and I\u2019ll be forever grateful that even as the last page of <i>The Memory Thief<\/i> ends, my own life story is still being written \ud83d\ude42<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Any additional thoughts?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in learning more about <i>The Memory Thief<\/i>, I have more information of my website, and I also LOVE connecting with readers!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.laurenmansy.com\">www.laurenmansy.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Instagram: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lauren_mansy\">@lauren_mansy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/laurenmansy\">@laurenmansy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we continue to celebrate the release of\u00a0The Memory Thief, we are featuring part two of our \u201cAuthor Spotlight\u201d with Lauren Mansy! Get your copy of The Memory Thief HERE. What do you hope readers take away from\u00a0The Memory Thief? The main thing I hope readers take away is that it isn\u2019t the hardships of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-notes"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>#BlinkBlog Author Spotlight: Lauren Mansy (Part II) - Blink YA Books<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/blinkblog-author-spotlight-lauren-mansy-part-ii\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"#BlinkBlog Author Spotlight: Lauren Mansy (Part II) - Blink YA Books\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As we continue to celebrate the release of\u00a0The Memory Thief, we are featuring part two of our \u201cAuthor Spotlight\u201d with Lauren Mansy! Get your copy of The Memory Thief HERE. What do you hope readers take away from\u00a0The Memory Thief? The main thing I hope readers take away is that it isn\u2019t the hardships of [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/blinkblog-author-spotlight-lauren-mansy-part-ii\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blink YA Books\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-10-03T15:47:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-02T08:18:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"harper-horizon\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"harper-horizon\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\\\/blinkyabooks\\\/blinkblog-author-spotlight-lauren-mansy-part-ii\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\\\/blinkyabooks\\\/blinkblog-author-spotlight-lauren-mansy-part-ii\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"harper-horizon\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\\\/blinkyabooks\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/19a8d7d3fcab0feafa6b075c5a1e2c65\"},\"headline\":\"#BlinkBlog Author Spotlight: Lauren Mansy (Part II)\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-10-03T15:47:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-02T08:18:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\\\/blinkyabooks\\\/blinkblog-author-spotlight-lauren-mansy-part-ii\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":533,\"articleSection\":[\"News &amp; Notes\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\\\/blinkyabooks\\\/blinkblog-author-spotlight-lauren-mansy-part-ii\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\\\/blinkyabooks\\\/blinkblog-author-spotlight-lauren-mansy-part-ii\\\/\",\"name\":\"#BlinkBlog Author Spotlight: Lauren Mansy (Part II) - Blink YA Books\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\\\/blinkyabooks\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-10-03T15:47:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-02T08:18:35+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\\\/blinkyabooks\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/19a8d7d3fcab0feafa6b075c5a1e2c65\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\\\/blinkyabooks\\\/blinkblog-author-spotlight-lauren-mansy-part-ii\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\\\/blinkyabooks\\\/blinkblog-author-spotlight-lauren-mansy-part-ii\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\\\/blinkyabooks\\\/blinkblog-author-spotlight-lauren-mansy-part-ii\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\\\/blinkyabooks\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"#BlinkBlog Author Spotlight: Lauren Mansy (Part II)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\\\/blinkyabooks\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\\\/blinkyabooks\\\/\",\"name\":\"Blink YA Books\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\\\/blinkyabooks\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\\\/blinkyabooks\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/19a8d7d3fcab0feafa6b075c5a1e2c65\",\"name\":\"harper-horizon\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d6013ef6465e7a255092d046ad7e688881eabd0518b55a86effbd88df50258a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d6013ef6465e7a255092d046ad7e688881eabd0518b55a86effbd88df50258a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d6013ef6465e7a255092d046ad7e688881eabd0518b55a86effbd88df50258a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"harper-horizon\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\\\/blinkyabooks\\\/author\\\/harper-horizon\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"#BlinkBlog Author Spotlight: Lauren Mansy (Part II) - Blink YA Books","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/blinkblog-author-spotlight-lauren-mansy-part-ii\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"#BlinkBlog Author Spotlight: Lauren Mansy (Part II) - Blink YA Books","og_description":"As we continue to celebrate the release of\u00a0The Memory Thief, we are featuring part two of our \u201cAuthor Spotlight\u201d with Lauren Mansy! Get your copy of The Memory Thief HERE. What do you hope readers take away from\u00a0The Memory Thief? The main thing I hope readers take away is that it isn\u2019t the hardships of [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/blinkblog-author-spotlight-lauren-mansy-part-ii\/","og_site_name":"Blink YA Books","article_published_time":"2019-10-03T15:47:35+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-01-02T08:18:35+00:00","author":"harper-horizon","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"harper-horizon","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/blinkblog-author-spotlight-lauren-mansy-part-ii\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/blinkblog-author-spotlight-lauren-mansy-part-ii\/"},"author":{"name":"harper-horizon","@id":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/#\/schema\/person\/19a8d7d3fcab0feafa6b075c5a1e2c65"},"headline":"#BlinkBlog Author Spotlight: Lauren Mansy (Part II)","datePublished":"2019-10-03T15:47:35+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-02T08:18:35+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/blinkblog-author-spotlight-lauren-mansy-part-ii\/"},"wordCount":533,"articleSection":["News &amp; Notes"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/blinkblog-author-spotlight-lauren-mansy-part-ii\/","url":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/blinkblog-author-spotlight-lauren-mansy-part-ii\/","name":"#BlinkBlog Author Spotlight: Lauren Mansy (Part II) - Blink YA Books","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-10-03T15:47:35+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-02T08:18:35+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/#\/schema\/person\/19a8d7d3fcab0feafa6b075c5a1e2c65"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/blinkblog-author-spotlight-lauren-mansy-part-ii\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/blinkblog-author-spotlight-lauren-mansy-part-ii\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/blinkblog-author-spotlight-lauren-mansy-part-ii\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"#BlinkBlog Author Spotlight: Lauren Mansy (Part II)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/#website","url":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/","name":"Blink YA Books","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/#\/schema\/person\/19a8d7d3fcab0feafa6b075c5a1e2c65","name":"harper-horizon","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d6013ef6465e7a255092d046ad7e688881eabd0518b55a86effbd88df50258a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d6013ef6465e7a255092d046ad7e688881eabd0518b55a86effbd88df50258a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d6013ef6465e7a255092d046ad7e688881eabd0518b55a86effbd88df50258a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"harper-horizon"},"url":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/author\/harper-horizon\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2513"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3673,"href":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513\/revisions\/3673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}