Truth in Fiction: Spotlight on Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg

An author’s second novel blends timely themes into a story of familial conflict. (Sponsored)

Conscientious Fighter: PW Talks with Erik Edstrom

Edstrom, a West Point graduate and Afghanistan War veteran, reflects on his time as a soldier in 'Un-American' (Bloomsbury, Oct.), a treatise against what he sees as blind patriotism and war for war’s sake.

Living in the Worst Place in America: PW Talks with Christopher Ingraham

In 'If You Lived Here, You’d Be Home by Now' (Harper, Sept.), Ingraham reveals what happened after he and his family moved from the East Coast to rural Minnesota.

A Chamber Novel: PW Talks with Linda Boström Knausgård

Knausgård’s 'Welcome to America' (World Editions, Sept.) is the story of a girl who stops speaking after her prayer for her father to die comes true.

Tracy Chevalier Is Threading the Past

Chevalier’s latest novel, 'A Single Thread,' is about women who embroidered cushions and kneelers in Winchester Cathedral in the 1930s.

Smashwords Self-Published Bestsellers May 2019

Writers to Watch Fall 2019: Anticipated Debuts

This season’s list features five translated works—from the French, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. Even the American debuts have a distinctly international flavor, with a collection riffing on Turkish history, a Cold War intrigue, and a sweeping novel about a historically black community in Nova Scotia.

Spark Winners in the Spotlight

Against the 'Mean Girl' Myth: PW Talks with Andrea S. Kramer and Alton B. Harris

In 'It's Not You, It's the Workplace' (Nicholas Brealey, Sept.), Kramer and Harris debunk misconceptions about female competition in the workplace.

Betty Crocker Tears: PW Talks with Lynn Cullen

Cullen’s 'The Sisters of Summit Avenue' (Gallery, Sept.) features two competitive sisters: one is a struggling farmer, while the other works as a “Betty” writing recipes for Betty Crocker.