Q: A critic for Kirkus Reviews wrote about your book, “As if the wives of Stepford went to the Valley of the Dolls.” Were you influenced at all by that era of books or cinema? Absolutely.

If that someone comes to mind, might I guess that their toy of choice is a Jellycat or perhaps Labubu doll? Jellycat toys ... Maybe our obsession with kids toys like Labubu and Jellycat is simply ...

It’s BabyLand General Hospital, home of the famous Cabbage Patch Kids. “It's magical for a little kid to come here, their faces just light up, and there’s so many babies and things for them to see," ...