GYDO: Elsie Chapman

Elsie Chapman, Author of Dualed (2013)

Physical copy or ebook?


Physical, absolutely. For me, I really need to feel the pages to truly appreciate a book. But ebooks are super useful for traveling!

Be a vampire or a werewolf? Or a zombiecorn?


Zombiecorn, all the way! It’s the new centaur.

Laptop or Desktop?


Oh, laptop. I couldn’t live without mine. I haven’t used the desktop in years.

Night Owl or Morning Bird?


Night owl. Love being awake when everyone else is sleeping. It’s very peaceful.

Damsel in Distress pretending to be a heroine or a heroine pretending to be a DID?


Straight up heroines who don’t need to pretend—unless it’s the only way they can win in the end.

Skirt or Jeans?


Jeans, please. Dark washes, with fading in the perfect spots.

Pet rock or goldfish?


I’ve had very bad luck with fish, so pet rock.

Favorite color?


I’m horrible at coordinating clothes, so I usually stick to black, grey, white, olive, and navy.

Favorite movie?


Oh, too many to pick! LOTR, the Bourne series, Lost in Translation, The Hangover, Inception, Aliens.

Favorite YA series?


Such a hard question! His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. Chaos Walking by Patrick Ness. I have high hopes for Moira Young’s Dust Lands since I absolutely loved Blood Red Road. I also love many, many manga series.

Favorite food?


Sushi, black licorice, iced coffee, green tea flavoured anything.

Favorite random fact about you.

I still get lost in my own neighbourhood, and I’ve lived here for nearly ten years. And malls. Don’t leave me alone in a mall!

Favorite thing.

My family. My cats. My house. People I enjoy. 

Dualed Blurb

The city of Kersh is a safe haven, but the price of safety is high. Everyone has a genetic Alternate—a twin raised by another family—and citizens must prove their worth by eliminating their Alts before their twentieth birthday. Survival means advanced schooling, a good job, marriage—life.

Fifteen-year-old West Grayer has trained as a fighter, preparing for the day when her assignment arrives and she will have one month to hunt down and kill her Alt. But then a tragic misstep shakes West’s confidence. Stricken with grief and guilt, she’s no longer certain that she’s the best version of herself, the version worthy of a future. If she is to have any chance of winning, she must stop running not only from her Alt, but also from love . . . though both have the power to destroy her.

Elsie Chapman’s suspenseful YA debut weaves unexpected romance into a novel full of fast-paced action and thought-provoking philosophy. When the story ends, discussions will begin about this future society where every adult is a murderer and every child knows there is another out there who just might be better.

Author Bio

Elsie grew up in Prince George, BC, before graduating from the University of British Columbia with a BA in English Literature. She currently lives in Vancouver with her husband and two kids, where she writes to either movies on a loop or music turned up way too loud (and sometimes both at the same time).

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