We are happy to repost this New York Times Q&A with best-selling and award-winning author Tosca Lee answering questions about the special 4th edition hardcover re-releases of two of her earlier novels, coming in August:
Q. Demon: A Memoir just released in its fourth edition. What does this mean to you?
A: I’m super excited for this book to be back out in the world in an all-new fourth edition—both it and my second novel, Havah: The Story of Eve, which is also re-releasing in a new fourth edition on August 13.
For me personally, it’s humbling and gratifying to see how many readers go back to re-read Demon: A Memoir, who write to tell me that they recommend it to their friends, and what the book has meant to them personally. I am very, very humbled by the letters I receive and personal stories readers share with me. To have a story be part of someone else’s life is such an honor and frankly—given how many years it took (six) for Demon to get picked up by its first publisher in 2006—feels like a miracle. It’s special to me because of that and because its’s the book that started my career.
Q: What’s changed since the first edition?
A: The story is the same with a few technology updates (when I initially wrote Demon I, like the main character Clay, in the story, owned a flip phone) and a few very minor tweaks. I can’t help it—I’ve picked at one sentence or another every single time a new edition has come out. Something brand new for this edition is that that Demon (Havah, too) is available for the very first time in hardcover.
These are the only two of my books that have not been out in hardcover and it’s so nice to be able to offer longtime fans of these books that option. It only took 17 years but better late than never, right?
In addition to the hardcover, Demon and Havah both have gorgeous new cover art, trivia about the story, discussion questions, and Havah has bonus chapters as well.
Q: You get asked regularly for a sequel to Demon: A Memoir. Will we see it become a series?
A: I do get asked this a lot. But I’ve always felt that the story ended as it should, so I don’t have any plans to write a follow-up. But I never say “never.”
Tosca Lee is the New York Times bestselling author of twelve novels including The Long March Home (with Marcus Brotherton), The Line Between, A Single Light, The Progeny, The Legend of Sheba, and Iscariot.
Her work has been translated into seventeen languages and optioned for TV and film. She is best known for her nuanced prose, unexpected points of view, meticulous research, and high-octane thrills. To learn more, visit toscalee.com
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