I woke up and thought, “Hey… I wrote a book in my head just now.” I went to bed very grateful for the small pond in my backyard, and that night I dreamt I was teaching a young girl how to operate a rifle so that she could help me protect the pond. It was a horrible thought – we all need water to survive, and it’s something we can’t make.

I watched a documentary called Blue Gold, which is about a projected shortage of potable water on our planet due to overpopulation. Unfortunately my answer will freak you out more.

It was such a unique idea, and one that actually had me a little scared because of how possible it is to happen. I loved that you chose to write about an environmental issue, and not the usual zombie outbreak or war.

The only phrases I can still say are, “I am evil” and “There’s a fish in the boat.”ģ) I have really fat thumb pads which makes texting difficult. The insanely creative author of “Not a Drop to Drink,” Mindy McGinnis, was kind enough to answer a few questions about her fantabulous book:ġ) I live in the middle of nowhere and can most of my own food, much like my main character.Ģ) I used to speak Koine Greek when I was in college but I’ve lost the ability now. As fierce as she is, Lynn completely endeared herself to me through her awkwardness and honest desire for family. And the emotional progression of Lynn from completely shut down to opening her heart wide open to her new family of Stebbs, Eli, Neva, and Lucy just about killed me. McGinnis did a fantastic job of portraying a very realistic breakdown of our society. “Not a Drop to Drink” is hands-down the most interesting book I’ve read this year. So when Lynn meets her crippled neighbor Stebbs along with city-born Eli, pregnant Neva, and child Lucy, she doesn’t know whether to befriend and help them or leave this motley crew to fend for themselves, especially when there’s the danger of the southern camp coming any day to take her pond. There’s no longer any easy access to water in this frighteningly real dystopian novel.

And she has, many times before, but never has the threat been so high as now with the group of men to the south. This is the book cover for “Not a Drop to Drink.” The photo is from

Not a drop to drink book