China Doll

MEDIA INTERVIEW

Questions to ask Talia Carner, author, CHINA DOLL

1: Would you please explain the population crisis in China, and what is the one-child policy?

2: Who imposes the policy and what are the social consequences?

3: What are the Chinese "orphanages" and The Dying Rooms controversy?

4: Many orphanages are now beneficiaries of Western charities, and the Chinese government seems to be paying more attention. Why focus on the negative?

5: In every community across the U.S. we now see adopted Chinese girls. How come we don't hear much in the media about corruption and infanticide in China?

6: What do you want readers to take away from your novel?