Interview with Augustus Cileone, Author of Galloper’s Quests

What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Galloper’s Quests?

I wanted to explore the human tendency to want rules, and at the same time, the desire to break rules and question everything. I thought Gulliver’s Travels was a good satiric framework on which to explore this theme. I also am a fan of science fiction, so I set the story in outer space.

If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of Galloper’s Quests, what would they be?

For Galloper I would choose the song from the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album, “Fixing a Hole,” since it says “I’m fixing a hole where the rain gets in/Stops my mind from wandering.”

What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?

I like all kinds of books, but I have written three mysteries, and I do like reading that genre. I like science fiction TV shows and movies.

What books are on your TBR pile right now?

Eternity by Lisa Scottoline, A Mercy by Toni Morrison, Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

What scene in your book was your favorite to write?

Any of the scenes with AM, the amusing robot.

Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)

I stand on my head when I write. Just kidding. Nothing unusual.

Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?

From William Blake’s Jerusalem where the character Los says he must construct a system or be enslaved by another man’s.

If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?

We must realize we share existence together and must find a way to connect and not disconnect from each other.

Augustus Cileone is the author of the new book Galloper’s Quests

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