Alan Gratz Is Going for the Gold
Riding the wave of interest in middle grade historical fiction, Alan Gratz returns to Nazi Germany with a fast-paced Olympic thriller. more...
Breaking Bread: PW Talks with Andy Shallal
In ‘A Seat at the Table’ (OR Books, Oct.), the restaurateur and activist details the founding of his Washington, D.C., eatery and bookstore Busboys and Poets, and offers insights on politics, food, immigration, and art. more...
Joe Sacco Asks Why History Repeats Itself
In his latest graphic narrative, cartoonist Joe Sacco investigates the stories people tell themselves about political and sectarian violence. more...
Radical Time Warp: PW Talks to Ben Passmore
In ‘Black Arms to Hold You Up: A History of Black Resistance’ (Pantheon, Oct.), the Ignatz Award winner sends his cartoon avatar time traveling through Black history. more...and more.
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InterviewsFour Questions for Elizabeth Scully
We spoke with reading specialist and former classroom teacher Elizabeth Scully about her experience creating decodable books.
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Interviews
Hip-Hop Is the Medium: PW Talks with Jeff Pearlman
In ‘Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur’ (Mariner, Oct.), the biographer unpacks Shakur’s origins, contradictions, and artistic legacy.
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Interviews
Hot as Hell: PW Talks with Alexandria Bellefleur
A heartbroken woman makes a deal with a sexy demon to win back her ex-girlfriend in the Lambda Award winner’s 'The Devil She Knows' (Berkley, Oct.).
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Profiles
Arundhati Roy’s Rebel Yell
In her first memoir, the Booker Prize winner explores her relationship with her volatile mother and living life on her own terms.
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Interviews
PW Close-Up: Vault and Aethon Make Partnership Official, Releasing Major Collaborations
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Interviews
The ‘Mythical Existence’ of Frank Stanford: PW Talks with James McWilliams
McWilliams, author of The Life and Poetry of Frank Stanford, discusses the larger-than-life Southern poet who died in 1978 at age 29 and why his work deserves wider recognition beyond its cult following.
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Interviews
Astra House’s Five-Year Journey: PW Talks with Ben Schrank
Five years after launching, Astra House has established itself as a literary force, winning major prizes and building a reputation for debut fiction and narrative nonfiction. Publisher Ben Schrank reflects on the company’s evolution, current strategy, and future plans.
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BookLife
Indie Spotlight: Fiction and Poetry
In this edition of our monthly roundup of BookLife titles, we feature general fiction and poetry.
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Interviews
Blind Spots: PW Talks with Souvankham Thammavongsa
The author’s first novel, ‘Pick a Color’ (Little, Brown, Sept.), explores the rich and mysterious inner life of a nail salon owner.
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Interviews
Be Like Bruce: PW Talks with Jeff Chang
In Water Mirror Echo (Mariner, Sept.), the journalist tells the story of actor and martial artist Bruce Lee’s rise to fame alongside the cultural history of Asian America.
