Featured Interview With Author Kevin Hwang
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I'm a native Texan although I've also lived on the east coast. Houston is home. The restaurant options here are astounding, but I gravitate towards simple fare like chicken enchiladas, chili, and ramen. Sushi hits the spot too. Nothing fancy, just a spicy salmon roll will do.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I used to read stacks of mass-market paperbacks as a teenager. Mostly fantasy, sci-fi, and horror. Writing has been a sporadic pursuit with long spans of nothing. The most sustained stretch of writing was the last 3-4 years when I was working on later drafts of The Regression Strain. I'm an internal medicine physician in my day job.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I mostly read thrillers, mystery, and the occasional non-fiction, literary piece, or short story. Lee Child, Stephen King, and Elmore Leonard are a few of my favorites, although I like to try new authors rather than keep going back to stalwarts.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
The Regression Strain is a medical thriller set on a cruise ship.
Early readers have enjoyed the fast-paced suspenseful twists, psychological depth of the central conflict, and the emotional complexity of the protagonist. Dr Peter Palma is a young physician, just a few years out from his family medicine residency. But he's already been through some very trying times from a professional and personal standpoint. He's looking for a break, so he takes the cruise gig. Of course, he soon finds out he's in for the "adventure" of a lifetime. He's introspective, vulnerable, and deeply aware of his own shortcomings. Peter isn't your cocky, know-it-all hero, although he has to dig pretty deep to overcome challenges facing himself and everyone depending on him.
I've tried to include enough medical stuff to ground the story in reality, but not so much as to bore readers who don't come from that background. And the reality portrayed here is terrifying indeed. We'd better hope something like this never happens.
If you've ever questioned who you truly are — deep within the essential, unfiltered core of your being — then give this book a whirl. I'm curious what you'll find.
If you're a fan of cruises or are thinking about going on your first ocean adventure, you might want to save this book until you're back on dry land. You've been warned.
I started writing this before the pandemic but shelved it several times. Of course I'm thrilled that it's now out in the world.
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