What are some of the challenges in writing/illustrating books for children specifically?
Mostly just the language. I love a good ten-dollar word, but I know I’ll lose some of them if they have to reach too often for a dictionary. But then, that’s generally true of adults as well. Who are some of your favorite artists/writers? In no real order: John Singer Sargent, James Jean, Maurice Sendak, Douglas Adams, Michael Chabon, George Saunders. I’ve been digging Kelly Link lately. What projects are you currently working on? A second novel (this one for teens and adults), and illustrations for a couple picture books which will be out next year. Adam Rex grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, the middle of three children. He was neither the smart one (older brother) or the cute one (younger sister), but he was the one who could draw. He took a lot of art classes as a kid, trying to learn to draw better, and started painting when he was 11. And later in life he was drawn down to Tucson in order to hone his skills, get a BFA from the University of Arizona, and meet his physicist wife Marie (w
