Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
In 2012, author Kiera Cass got in trouble for talking trash about an online user review of The Selection. She had been trying to direct message her agent on Twitter, but she accidentally made the whole conversation public. Oops. (Source)
In an interview, Cass claimed that she saw America as a mixture between Cinderella and the biblical character of Esther. (Source)
The Selection is defined by its characters' quirky names, and it turns out that most of them were rejected baby names for Cass's own children. (Source)
Like her protagonist, Cass is a musician. Like mother, like fictional creation. (Source)