Bookish: How did آپ decide on a YA novel adaptation for your اگلے project?
Evan Daugherty: I was looking at a lot of things – a lot of comic books–and reading a lot of books, and in the process of that…I read five of these YA books. I read “Pure” سے طرف کی Julianna Baggott, “Legend” [by Marie Lu], “Delirium” [by Lauren Oliver] and “This Dark Endeavor” [by Kenneth Oppel]–it’s kind of a cool, young adult version of the “Frankenstein” story.
Bookish: So آپ obviously read some مقبول stuff being shopped around–why did آپ choose to adapt ”Divergent?”
ED: It’s a mutual...

Teen Read Week was October 14th through 20th, but here at The Hub, we’re celebrating for ten days so we can bring آپ interviews, guest posts, videos, and مزید with each of the authors whose کتابیں made this year’s Teens’ سب, سب سے اوپر Ten. Today we feature Veronica Roth, whose book Divergent is #1 on this year’s list.

Divergent is a book about bravery, self-determination, friendship, family, loyalty, and making choices. It is a book that positively captivated (not just) teen readers across the nation, myself included. When دیا the opportunity, I jumped at the chance to ask Veronica Roth a few...