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Portrait of a Time: PW Talks with Anika Burgess
In ‘Flashes of Brilliance’ (Norton, July), the photo editor traces the evolution of photography from the mid-19th to the early 20th century.
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The Editor in My Head: PW Talks with Kerry Cullen
‘House of Beth’ (Simon & Schuster, July), the novelist’s gothic-tinged debut, follows an OCD-challenged young woman’s harrowing return to her New Jersey hometown.
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The Reykjavík Literary Festival at 40: PW Talks with Stella Johannesdottir
One of Iceland’s top literary agents is working to keep the Reykjavík International Literary Festival, which she helps produce, at the forefront of the international literary scene.
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Q & A with Corey R. Tabor
We spoke with Caldecott Honor winner Corey R. Tabor about his new book, 'Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World),' and his love for stories that go off the rails.
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Plan Like a Raven, Write Like a Fox: PW Talks with Antonia Hodgson
The award-winning historical mystery author explains how she managed to combine epic fantasy with a fair-play whodunit in The Raven Scholar, the first volume of her Eternal Path trilogy.
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In Conversation: Varian Johnson and Reggie Brown
Author Varian Johnson and illustrator Reggie Brown discuss their new picture book collaboration, 'Little Big Man,' Black joy, and father-son bonds.
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Four Questions for Jennifer Dugan
Known for her long career in sapphic fiction, author Jennifer Dugan returns to YA romance with 'Summer Girls' after some time spent in adult romance and graphic novels.
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Q & A with Katie Mazeika
We spoke with Katie Mazeika, author-illustrator and advocate for the neurodivergent and disabled, about her first fiction picture book, 'Maybe Just Ask Me!'
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The Beauty of Taking Control: PW Talks with Yudori
The Korean artist discusses her fierce feminist manhwa debut, Raging Clouds, (Fantagraphics, July), which brings 16th-century Europe to life with crisp linework.
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Translating Myself: PW Talks with Jonas Hassen Khemiri
The National Book Award finalist discusses what made him decide to write his latest novel, ‘The Sisters’ (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, June), in English, then Swedish, and finally in English again.
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Queer Coded: PW Talks with Michael Koresky
In Sick and Dirty (Bloomsbury, June), the film scholar probes the queer subtext of Hays Code–era Hollywood films.
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PowerHouse at 30: PW Talks with Daniel Power
Brooklyn-based artbook publisher PowerHouse Books has spent the past three decades pushing the boundaries of what photography can be. Its founder and publisher tells us how.
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In Conversation: Erin Entrada Kelly and Rebecca Stead
We invited Erin Entrada Kelly and Rebecca Stead to discuss their Newbery-winning books, both of which were inspired by another Newbery winner, Madeleine L’Engle's 1964 classic 'A Wrinkle in Time.'
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Q & A with Frederick Joseph
Frederick Joseph—poet, philanthropist, and author of 'The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person'—makes his solo fiction debut with contemporary YA novel 'This Thing of Ours.'
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In Conversation: Natalie Naudus and Jenna Voris
Audiobook narrator turned author Natalie Naudus and YA author Jenna Voris share unexpected common ground: both have books forthcoming about queer girls navigating their relationship with religion.
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Four Questions for Calista Brill
Calista Brill—picture book author and editorial director at First Second Books—makes her graphic novel debut with middle grade comic 'Creaky Acres,' illustrated by Nilah Magruder.
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Between the Covers at 50: PW Talks with Jennifer Ball
Half a century in, the Telluride, Colo., independent bookstore remains a local staple. Co-owner Jennifer Ball explains why.
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Lean on Me: PW Talks with Marie Rutkoski
While trapped in an abusive marriage, a woman reunites with her first love in the YA bestseller’s first adult romance, ‘Ordinary Love’ (Knopf, June).
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Correcting a Caricature: PW Talks with A’Lelia Bundles
The biographer’s ‘Joy Goddess’ (Scribner, June) explores the life and times of her great-grandmother A’Lelia Walker, the daughter of Madam C.J. Walker and heiress to the Walker hair care fortune.
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In Conversation: Roman Muradov and Dasha Tolstikova
Twentieth-century author and educator Gianni Rodari is considered by many to be the father of the modern Italian children’s book; Roman Muradov and Dasha Tolstikova recently spoke with each other about their approaches to illustrating two new English translations of his work.