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Potrait of a Time and Place: PW Talks with Jean Strouse
In 'Family Romance,' biographer Jean Strouse traces the relationship between John Singer Sargent and a large British Jewish family at the turn of the 20th century.
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Q & A with Maureen Johnson
In Maureen Johnson's latest standalone mystery following her bestselling Truly Devious series, a gay teen investigates not one but two murders that have taken place at her eerie new place of work.
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Four Questions for Caitlin Schneiderhan
We spoke with Caitlin Schneiderhan, a writer on the sci-fi TV drama 'Stranger Things,' about her YA debut, 'Medici Heist,' a caper set in Renaissance Florence.
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Breaking Down Stereotypes: PW Talks with Jen Malia
Author and educator Jen Malia is working to replace negative perspectives of neurodiversity with positive ones, one book at a time.
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Beyond the Book: Connie Chung's 'Connie'
Connie Chung was 23 when she landed her first job in TV news. At 47, she was named coanchor of CBS Evening News, becoming the show’s first female host and the first Asian news anchor in the U.S. With her memoir, Connie (Grand Central), publishing in September, PW talked with the trailblazing journalist about breaking glass ceilings, confronting powerful men, and inadvertently becoming an inspiration to a generation of Asian American women. (Sponsored)
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The Fine Print: PW Talks with Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, Janine Joseph, and Esther Lin
The anthology ‘Here to Stay’ serves as a mission statement for members of the Undocupoets and other writers who are or have been undocumented.
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Alone Together: PW Talks with Edwidge Danticat
In 'We’re Alone: Essays' (Graywolf, Sept.), novelist Edwidge Danticat reflects on creativity, family, and Haiti.
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An Impossible Tightrope: PW Talks with Emily Layden
In Emily Layden’s 'Once More from the Top' (Mariner, Sept.), Taylor Swift–esque pop star Dylan Read is blindsided by the discovery of her high school best friend’s corpse.
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In Conversation: Jason Chin and Katherine Roy
We asked Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin and Sibert Honor winner Katherine Roy to discuss their new picture books, and their techniques for bringing complex underwater worlds to life for young readers.
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'Playing the Long Game': PW Talks with Emma Hunsinger
Following the picture book 'My Parents Won’t Stop Talking'—her children’s debut in collaboration with her wife, graphic novelist Tillie Walden—Emma Hunsinger is publishing her solo debut middle grade graphic novel, 'How It All Ends.'
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Lifting Up Young Readers: PW Talks with Deborah Ellis
Deborah Ellis, activist and author of more than 30 fiction and nonfiction books for children, including the Breadwinner trilogy, spoke with us about her new middle grade novel, 'The Outsmarters.'
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Climate Change Doomsday Can Be Averted with the Tools We Have Right Now: PW Talks with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
In 'What If We Get It Right?' (One World, Sept.), marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson gathers insights from experts to argue that a sustainable future would be possible if we deployed the climate solution that we already have.
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A Book About Rejection: PW Talks with Tony Tulathimutte
The characters in Tony Tulathimutte’s novel in stories, 'Rejection' (Morrow, Sept.), turn increasingly inward after failing at romance and their careers.
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Playing Those Mind Games: PW Talks with Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Jennifer Lynn Barnes returns to the world of the Inheritance Games, her bestselling viral BookTok saga, in the new spinoff series launch, 'The Grandest Game.'
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PW Close-Up: Geneva Lee, Devney Perry, and Monica Murphy on Joining Amara
Between them, they've sold millions of copies and inspired readers around the globe. Hybrid authors Geneva Lee, Devney Perry, and Monica Murphy also have something else in common: they're among a host of bestselling indie romance authors who will be publishing—for the first time in print!—this summer and fall with Entangled's Amara imprint. We sat down with them to discuss what drew them to their new literary home, the differences between indie and traditional publishing, and how, after years of connecting directly with readers, they're excited to make deeper inroads with retailers. (Sponsored)
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When Alt Goes Mainstream: PW Talks with Peter Ames Carlin
In 'The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.' (Doubleday, Nov.), journalist Carlin traces how the rock group shaped the genre.
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Lovely, Dark and Deep: PW Talks with Julie Heffernan
Painter Julie Heffernan’s lush, surrealism-infused graphic memoir debut, 'Babe in the Woods: The Art of Getting Lost' (Algonquin, Sept.), follows her winding path through fear and memory after taking the wrong turn on a hike with her infant son.
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In Conversation: Wade Hudson and Don Tate
We asked author Wade Hudson and illustrator Don Tate to discuss their new picture book, 'The Day Madear Voted,' which traces one Black family’s journey to the polls in 1969.
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Q & A with Tricia Levenseller
An ambitious teenager will stop at nothing to get what she wants in 'The Darkness Within Us,' the companion novel to YA romantasy author Tricia Levenseller's viral BookTok sensation 'The Shadows Between Us.'
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Beyond the Book: Katherine Arden's 'The Strangest Fish'
In her debut picture book, The Strangest Fish (Astra Young Readers, Sept.), award-winning fantasy author Katherine Arden (the Winternight trilogy and the Small Spaces Quartet series) follows a girl who wins a secretly powerful fish at the county fair. PW spoke with Arden about writing for very young readers and how her dog, Moose, inspires her fiction. (Sponsored)
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