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Q & A with Mahogany L. Browne
In her latest collection for young readers, 'A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe,' writer, organizer, and educator Mahogany L. Browne centers on a myriad of New York City teens grappling with love, grief, survival, and loss during the height of the pandemic.
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Four Questions for Tori Amos
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and musician Tori Amos makes her children’s book debut with 'Tori and the Muses,' a fanciful tale exploring the source of inspiration, illustrated by Demelsa Haughton.
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In Conversation: Carmen Agra Deedy and Raúl Colón
We asked author Carmen Agra Deedy and illustrator Raúl Colón to discuss their new picture book collaboration, 'The Peanut Man,' inspired by Agra Deedy’s bittersweet memories of her immigration journey from Havana to the United States.
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Queering the Menu: PW Talks with John Birdsall and Erik Piepenburg
The authors of two June releases—What Is Queer Food? and Dining Out—share their perspectives on underexplored dimensions of American gastronomic history.
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Potions and Permission Slips: PW Talks with Caitlin Rozakis
In ‘The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association’ (Titan, May), the bestselling fantasy author explores the trials of parenting magically gifted children.
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The Original Influencers: PW Talks with Laurence Leamer
In ‘Warhol’s Muses’ (Putnam, May), the biographer profiles the “superstars” who helped catapult Andy Warhol from obscurity to stardom.
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Q & A with Ashley Hope Pérez
Author and activist Ashley Hope Pérez spoke with PW about her new anthology, 'Banned Together: Our Fight for Readers,' and how young readers can push back against censorship.
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Q & A with Elizabeth Eulberg
Elizabeth Eulberg, the author of several YA and middle grade books, takes readers across the pond for her return to the romance genre with her new YA novel, 'Take a Chance on Me.'
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Q & A with Michael Leali
PW spoke with Leali about how his teaching, writing, and life intersect, and why he feels called to represent LGBTQ+ identities and stories amid growing book bans and discrimination.
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On the Frontline of Climate Change: PW Talks with Jordan Thomas
In ‘When It All Burns’ (Riverhead, May), the anthropologist discusses what he learned from his time as a California wildlands firefighter.
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London Book Fair 2025: PW Talks with Adam Ridgway
The veteran fair director may be new to publishing, but he has a wide range of experience in other industries—and has wooed back Chinese exhibitors.
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Erased in the Sunshine State: PW Talks with Lee Dean
The graphic novelist’s 'The Girl Who Flew Away' (Iron Circus, Mar.) follows a young pregnant woman whose married lover sends her off to Florida.
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Q & A with Emily J. Taylor
We spoke with Taylor about the origins of her highly anticipated sophomore YA fantasy, 'The Otherwhere Post,' and how her background in art design informs her work.
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Bad People, Good People, and Everyone in Between: PW Talks with Joe Dunthorne
The novelist’s debut memoir, Children of Radium (Scribner, Apr.), details how his great-grandfather, a Jewish chemist, ended up making weapons for the Nazis.
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‘This Man Destroyed a Lot of Lives to Get the Answers He Was Looking For’: PW Talks with Alex Green
In A Perfect Turmoil (Bellevue, Apr.), former PW New England correspondent and public policy scholar Alex Green reveals the outsize impact a turn-of-the-20th-century doctor had on how disability is perceived and treated today.
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A New Identity for Washington Square Press: PW Talks with Kate Nintzel
Atria’s reimagined Washington Square Press imprint releases its first frontlist hardcover titles this month after many years focusing on paperback reprints. Its editorial director ran us through some of the changes.
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Native Noir: PW Talks with Marcie R. Rendon
The author of the Cash Blackbear mysteries discusses Indigenous representation in media, portraying hard-hitting issues in fiction, and storytelling from a Native perspective.
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When History Repeats: PW Talks with Milo Todd
In the novelist’s debut, The Lilac People (Counterpoint, Apr.), a group of gay and transgender Berliners survive the Holocaust only to face persecution from the Allies.
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Four Questions for Christian Cooper
We spoke with the memoirist and host of National Geographic’s 'Extraordinary Birder' about his picture book debut 'The Urban Owls: How Flaco and Friends Made the City Their Home,' illustrated by Kristen Adam.
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Books Are Our Best Teachers: PW Talks with Lisa Russ Spaar
In her debut novel Paradise Close, out in paperback next month from Persea, the poet tells two intergenerational stories, combining lyrical prose with the pacing of a thriller.
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