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Do you ever plan to add more to the Howie - Arthur story? I read Know Not Why and Toil and Trouble every year or so, they're such cosy stories! I feel very The Office vibes, they just make me so happy. I'd love anything - even a short story? I know you've been asked before but I would love it so so much!
Hannah Johnson Thank you so much! :) I am very delighted by the comparison to The Office. I don't currently have any follow-up stories in the works, but I do have an idea for one that I am hoping to begin writing at some point this year.
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Ok so I'm trying to find which book has this quote in it: "If you are insufferable do not walk here. We will eat you down to the marrow." I'm pretty sure it's one of your books but I can't remember which one and it's driving me crazy! Is this a quote you remember?
Hannah Johnson That quote is from one of my forever faves, A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray! (Or possibly one of the sequels, Rebel Angels or The Sweet Far Thing, but I'm pretty sure it's the first one.)
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OK, I'm pretty sure you're already fed up with all that fangirling about Know Not Why but I just want you to know that this book makes me so very happy, it's even scary. I totally dream of the time when I can read KNW and feel... okay about it, 'just the book, no biggie'. On the other hand, I sincerely hope that before that happens I'll have a chance to read some more novels about Howie ;) ?There's no question)
Hannah Johnson Thank you so much! :) There is nothing better than hearing that this old book is still bringing people some happiness. There are no sequels currently in the works, but I think about the possibility often! I just want to make sure it's done right rather than rushing it. Thanks again!
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I SUPER loved "Know Not Why" and can't wait to read your other titles!! Are you working on anything exciting right now, and, if so, can you tell us about it?
Hannah Johnson Thank you so much! :) I am currently juggling a few works in progress, all of which are in the comedic fairytale/fantasy vein. The one that I am finishing up a draft of at the moment is about a witch who kidnaps a princess for ritual sacrificin' purposes and then accidentally falls in love with her. Shenanigans abound!
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Hi I would love it if you published a paperback edition on Know Not Why. I really want it to add to my shelves. Do you think you will?
Hannah Johnson I am honored that you'd want to give it a place on your shelves; thank you. :) I am looking into how to produce paperback copies, and intend to make them available someday, though at this point I can't quite predict when!
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Hannah Johnson, you are truly amazing. Know Not Why is perhaps, by far, the wittiest, most heartfelt novel I have read. From your portrayal of Howie and his struggles with Arthur, as well as with Kristy and Cora, are relatable to many individuals like myself.Are you going to continue Howie and Artie's adventures beyond Toil and Trouble? Because I not only fell in love with them, but your writing as well. Thank you!
Hannah Johnson Thank you so much for your kind words! I definitely intend to write more about Howie, Arthur, & Co. and have tons of ideas about where their lives will go next; I'm still in the planning stage right now, but you will see them again someday!
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Hi Hannah, I just wanted to let you know that I LOVED Know Not Why (and Toil & Trouble) so much. I've never read a book which has made me laugh so consistently, and I honestly had a massive soppy smile on my face the entire time I was reading it. I now consider it to be one of my favourite books of all time! Do you have any new books coming out soon? I'm so excited to read more of your books! x
Hannah Johnson Thank you so much; I am so happy to hear it! I have several novels in the works right now, though none that are quite in the shape to see the light of day at the moment. Watch this space; I am hoping to have something new out by the end of this year. :)
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I loved Know Why Not SOOOOO much! Howie is the flipping bomb and he is HILARIOUS! The stuff he thinks made me laugh so hard! His personality matched with Arthur's is also great--they are so funny together! Add in the rest of the characters and you wrote an amazing book! I really LOVED it so much. Are you going to write another full length novel with the same characters? I would LOVE that so much!
Hannah Johnson Aw, thank you so much -- I'm so glad you enjoyed Howie and Artie and the gang. I definitely have some ideas for future adventures with these characters, but I'm not sure what the length of the story will be. I'm thinking there will at least be a follow-up novella to Toil & Trouble, and since I have a whole bunch of ideas about what everyone's up to, it will hopefully be longer than that one; it may shape itself into a proper novel, but I'm not sure yet. Thanks again! :)
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I've read and re-read Know Not Why and Toil & Trouble more times than I'm comfortable admitting. Any chance that they will be done as audiobooks? I think they would both rock in audio format.
Hannah Johnson Since the books are independently published, I'm not actually sure how to go about making audiobooks available; unfortunately, I don't see it as a possibility in the near future, but thank you for asking (and for your readership!). They would probably make for an interesting listen, what with all the relentless verbal weirdness! :)
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I read Know Not Why over a month ago, but I still can not get over how much I love this book! I LOVE young adult fiction and m-m romance, so this book was perfect for me. Howie has the best narrator voice ever; he is so funny and loveable! I have been looking for more stories like this, but nothing has come close! Are you are planning to write more YA stories with a m-m romance? Because I want more! You are amazing!
Hannah Johnson Thank you so much; I'm so happy you enjoyed it! Know Not Why is actually a bit of an anomaly for me, because I usually write female protagonists, and all of the projects that I have in the works right now center pretty heavily around female characters. I do have one idea that I've been playing around with a little in the back of my brain that would be another m/m romcom in a sort of similar vein to KNW, but it is pretty far down on my to-do list at present. (Although who knows when inspiration might strike!)

I also love the Know Not Why characters so much that I have every intention of returning to them in, at the very least, another sequel story or two somewhere along the line. :) So you probably haven't seen the last of Howie and Arthur!
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I needed to write to you and tell you are amazing. I loved Know Not Why so much that wahhhh!!!!! I read four hundred books a year, I'm a head of a library and a beta and this, this book of yours? IT'S AWESOME. I need to own this as a physical copy my dear and I want this book to my library for all to read and fall in love like I did. Thank you for writing it and sorry if I seem creepy.
Hannah Johnson Thank you so much!!! I'm so glad that you enjoyed it; that is the dream. :) I will definitely have to investigate creating physical copies.
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Are you going to write anymore books related to Know Note Why?
Hannah Johnson Someday!, although probably not in a work as long as Know Not Why is. I currently have a few other projects I'm working on that aren't in the Krafty universe, but I have ideas about what Howie & Co. get up to all the time, so I'm sure I will return to them at some point. :)
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Are there any plans of publishing Know Not Why in paperback?
Hannah Johnson I hadn't considered it before, but if there's interest, I could definitely investigate the possibility!
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