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Baggage Claim: PW Talks with Shahnaz Habib
The author of 'Airplane Mode' (Catapult, Dec.) reconsiders what it means to be a "bad traveler."
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Q & A with James Breakwell
We spoke with James Breakwell, creator of the viral Twitter account @XplodingUnicorn, about bringing his brand of family humor to his debut picture book, 'You Can't Be a Pterodactyl!'
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Q & A with Nicki Pau Preto
This July, YA author Nicki Pau Preto follows up her Crown of Feathers trilogy with 'Bonesmith'—a duology-opening dark fantasy introducing Wren Graven, a bonesmith who is able to psychically sense and move bone.
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What We Talk About When We Talk About 'Nancy': PW Talks with Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith’s 'Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller: The Man Who Created Nancy' (Abrams ComicArts, Aug.) is a graphic biography of one of the unsung heroes of newspaper comics.
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Fired Up: PW Talks with Clive Oppenheimer
In 'Mountains of Fire' (Univ. of Chicago, Sept.), volcanologist Oppenheimer explores the science of volcanoes.
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Forgive and Forget, or Neither: PW Talks with Myisha Cherry
In 'Failures of Forgiveness' (Princeton Univ., Sept.), Cherry, an assistant professor of philosophy at UC Riverside, rethinks the meaning and purpose of absolution.
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Q & A with Carin Berger
We spoke with author-illustrator Carin Berger about her new picture book, 'In the Night Garden,' the satisfaction of making a book from start to finish, and books that rebel.
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Is This How Democracy Ends?: PW Talks with Andrew Yang and Stephen Marche
In 'The Last Election' (Akashic, Sept.), former presidential candidate Yang partners with novelist Marche for a political thriller about a third-party candidate and an impending military coup.
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Prisoners of War: PW Talks with Keum Seuk Gendry-Kim
'The Naked Tree' (Drawn & Quarterly, Aug.) adapts Park Wan-suh’s classic novel of the same name, about a young woman who produces souvenir art for American soldiers occupying Seoul during the Korean War and falls for a married fellow artist.
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In Conversation: R.L. Stine and Marc Brown
The Goosebumps author and the creator of Arthur discussed their third picture book collaboration, their publishing journeys, and how they engage young readers through humor and horror.
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Q & A with R.M. Romero
PW spoke with R.M. Romero about her new YA novel, 'A Warning About Swans,' her dedication to caring for Jewish cemeteries in Poland, and her family's roots in magical realism.
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The State as Abuser: PW Talks with Kylie Cheung
In 'Survivor Injustice' (North Atlantic, Aug.), 'Jezebel' staff writer Cheung argues that many government policies align with the interests of domestic abusers and others who commit intimate violence against women.
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A Wandering Mind: PW Talks with Hilary Leichter
Leichter’s 'Terrace Story' (Ecco, Aug.) depicts a world where physical spaces can be magically altered.
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City of Constant Violence: PW Talks with David Simon
The groundbreaking account of a year in the life of Baltimore detectives by the creator of 'The Wire' gets adapted by cartoonist Philippe Squarzoni in 'Homicide: The Graphic Novel, Part 1' (First Second, July).
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Q & A with Mitali Perkins
In National Book Award nominee Mitali Perkins’s forthcoming novel, 'Hope in the Valley,' 12-year-old aspiring poet Pandita "Pandu" Paul struggles to navigate grief and change in her rapidly gentrifying Silicon Valley neighborhood.
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Native Speakers: PW Talks with Caleb Everett
In 'A Myriad of Tongues' (Harvard Univ., Sept.), University of Miami anthropologist Everett examines the ways language shapes how people think.
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Pulp Fiction: PW Talks with Lavie Tidhar
An unlikely cast is pulled into the hunt for lost pulp classic 'Lode Stars' in World Fantasy Award winner Tidhar’s metafictional sci-fi romp 'The Circumference of the World' (Tachyon, Sept.).
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Sharing Their Stories: Close-Up on 'Journeying in China'
A new essay collection aims to broaden readers’ perspectives on China and foster cross-cultural understanding. (Sponsored)
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Q & A with Chris Baron
PW spoke with Chris Baron about this new book, how his teaching and writing influence each other, and what he hopes for his readers who are fighting their own battles.
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Just Be Better: PW Talks with Jerry Craft
We spoke with Jerry Craft, author of the frequently banned, Newbery Award–winning graphic novel 'New Kid' and its sequels, on the experience of having one's own book banned.
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