Author Interview - Janet Kay Jensen, When She's Not Writing

by Tristi Pinkston | More from this Blogger

26 Jul 2008 08:00 AM

Thank you for joining us for our third and final installment of our interview with award-winning author Janet Kay Jensen, who has brought us "The Booklover's Cookbook" and "Don't You Marry the Mormon Boys." If you missed days one and two, you can click the links to get caught up.

Janet, when we left off yesterday, we were comparing tastes in books. What are some of your other interests?

Glad you asked, Tristi. I love going to the theater - almost anything on the stage is intriguing. My husband and I love Broadway musicals, plays, ballet and other forms of dance, as well as musical groups from symphonies to bluegrass. I'm also catching up on classic old movies that I've never seen. Recently I rented "A Streetcar Named Desire," and though I think I saw it a long time ago, holy cow, it was brilliant. I'm really a Tennessee Williams fan. And today Netflix sent me "Casablanca." I've seen the ending more times than I can tell you, but to see the whole movie through without interruptions will be a treat. I also love to watch a film while listening to the director's commentary, and it's interesting to listen to other interviews featured on the DVD. I keep hoping something they say will sink into my author's subconscious and come out on the page in some way when I'm writing. We have season tickets to our local Summer Rep theater, and we usually take in an opera or two, produced in one of our historic downtown theaters, but though I've tried to acquire a taste for opera, I'm sorry to say it still remains largely undeveloped. We also have series of concerts that come through town each year and we'll see several of those, as well as some at Pioneer Theater in Salt Lake City. I haven't been to the Utah Shakespearean Festival for a few years and I really miss it. They do a marvelous job. We are so lucky in Utah to have such a strong emphasis on the arts. And I'm a huge "Lost" fan. I'll remain loyal to the show as long as it's on the air, and I own the DVDs of Seasons One, Two and Three. It's simply great storytelling with a fabulous cast of actors. I love surprises, and Lost is full of them. I'm often confused by some of the references or events, but there are plenty of "experts" on the internet to explain them to me. I even got my Finnish daughter-in-law hooked on "Lost." We like to travel. Lately, travel seems to center around our three grown sons, who are attending universities in Berkeley, CA, Dayton, Ohio, and Jyvaskyla, Finland. Or we fly the kids home for a little time with them. I've been a grandmother for a year now, and that's really been a joy. I also have two dogs, one of whom shows up in "Don't You Marry the Mormon Boys." She's not as bright as my fictional dog, but she's loving and loyal.

And that's the best kind of dog to have!

Janet, it's been a delight to host you here on Families.com. Thanks for taking time out from your busy schedule to visit with me, and best of luck in all you do.

If you'd like to learn more about Janet Kay Jensen and her various projects, you can click here.

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