Interview with Novelist Edward J. Rathke (Noir: A Love Story)

Edward J. Rathke wrote Ash Cinema (2012), Twilight of the Wolves (2014), and Noir: A Love Story (2014). More of his life and words can be found at www.edwardjrathke.com.

Links to novels:

Ash Cinema: http://www.amazon.com/Ash-Cinema-edward-j-rathke/dp/0615626041/ref=la_B00I7TS39G_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1459871783&sr=1-3

Twilight of the Wolves: http://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Wolves-Edward-J-Rathke-ebook/dp/B00IIWM76C/ref=la_B00I7TS39G_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1459871783&sr=1-1

Noir: A Love Story: http://www.amazon.com/Noir-Story-Edward-J-Rathke/dp/1937865304/ref=la_B00I7TS39G_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1459871783&sr=1-4

Interview with Edward J. Rathke:

Matthew Toffolo: What is the general theme and tone of your novels?

Edward J. Rathke: Ha, not sure I’m the best suited to answer this questions since I’m the person who wrote them. Probably readers of the novels would have more to say about this than I would, but I’ll try to answer the best I can.

My novels aim for several different registers, which means they’re aiming at different tones at different times and are thematically complex, or contain several different themes.

To me, all my novels are about hope, even when things are at their darkest. Since my…