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Lending a Hand: PW Talks with Sunshine Cobb

By Elyse Martin | 08/12/2022 @ 07:00PM

The author of 'The Beginner’s Guide to Hand Building' offers instruction in self-expression and self-care.
Catholicism, Revisited: PW Talks with George Weigel

By Ryan Dradzynski | 08/12/2022 @ 07:00PM

In 'To Sanctify the World' (Basic, Oct.), Weigel chronicles the history and impact of the Second Vatican Council.
Lonely Voyager: PW Talks with Neal Gabler

By William Boisvert | 08/12/2022 @ 07:00PM

In 'Against the Wind' (Crown, Oct.), Gabler charts Sen. Ted Kennedy’s liberal crusade in the Reagan era and beyond.
Disaster or Terrorism?: PW Talks with Karen Odden

By Lenny Picker | 08/12/2022 @ 07:00PM

In Odden’s 'Under a Veiled Moon' (Crooked Lane, Oct.), police superintendent Michael Corravan investigates the sinking of a pleasure steamer, the 'Princess Alice,' on the Thames soon after a passenger train was dynamited, possibly by Irish terrorists.
Q & A with Shirin Shamsi and Tarun Lak

By Pooja Makhijani | 08/11/2022 @ 03:00PM

Seventy-five years ago, Partition displaced more than 15 million South Asians. In her new picture book, Shirin Shamsi shares her mother's Partition story.
Q & A with Katherine Arden

By Sally Morgan | 08/09/2022 @ 03:00PM

Small Spaces, Katherine Arden's atmospheric middle grade horror quartet, comes to a close with 'Empty Smiles'; PW spoke with Arden about the importance of honoring the emotional impact of her characters' terrifying experiences, and why kids love horror.
What Happens in Vegas: PW Talks with Gina L. Maxwell

By Julie Naughton | 08/05/2022 @ 07:00PM

Bestseller Maxwell returns to her paranormal roots in 'The Dark King' (Entangled Amara, Oct.), a romance between Las Vegas hotelier and fae king Caiden and feisty Wisconsinite Bryn.
Q & A with Ryan La Sala

By Iyana Jones | 08/04/2022 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with Ryan La Sala about his third YA novel, 'The Honeys,' an LGBTQ+ YA thriller set at a summer camp, which was sold to Scholastic after a 13-imprint auction.
In Conversation: Andrew Young and Paula Young Shelton

| 08/02/2022 @ 04:00PM

We asked Andrew Young and his daughter Paula Young Shelton to discuss their new picture book collaboration, ‘Just Like Jesse Owens,’ which presents a pivotal moment from the childhood of this civil rights icon and former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.
Q & A with Stephen Savage

By Libby Morse | 08/02/2022 @ 03:00PM

Stephen Savage spoke with us about how his new picture book 'Moonlight' both was and wasn't a fresh start, and what it felt like to go old school from beginning to end.
Three Questions for Kate Morton

| 08/02/2022 @ 08:30AM
Science Is a Human Process: PW Talks with David Quammen

By Terzah Becker | 07/29/2022 @ 07:00PM

In 'Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus' (Simon & Schuster, Oct.), Quammen profiles the scientists who studied the SARS-CoV-2 virus and fought the Covid pandemic.
Playing Dice with the Universe: PW Talks with Penn Jillette

By Lenny Picker | 07/29/2022 @ 07:00PM

In 'Random' (Akashic, Oct.), magician Jillette’s protagonist makes major life decisions by rolling a pair of dice.
Rewiring One’s Consciousness: PW Talks with Elizabeth A. Trembley

By Rob Kirby | 07/29/2022 @ 07:00PM

Trembley recalls discovering a dead body in the woods 25 years ago, and subsequently uncovering truths about herself in her graphic memoir 'Look Again' (Street Noise, Sept.).
Q & A with Mason Deaver

By Dai Newman | 07/28/2022 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with Mason Deaver about their new novel for teens, 'The Feeling of Falling in Love,' and what it's like to be writing queer YA in the current climate of increasing book challenges.
Four Questions for Maya Gabeira

By Sally Lodge | 07/26/2022 @ 03:00PM

Maya Gabeira, a Brazilian big wave surfer who in 2018 set a Guinness World Record for the largest wave ever surfed by a woman, spoke with us about her debut picture book, 'Maya and the Beast.'
Q & A with Beth Kephart

By Patricia J. Murphy | 07/25/2022 @ 09:00AM

PW spoke with Kephart about creating books across age ranges and genres, and teaching the craft of writing.
The Universality of Black Joy: PW Talks with Rue Mapp

By Liz Scheier | 07/22/2022 @ 07:00PM

The founder of Outdoor Afro, author of the forthcoming book 'Nature Swagger' (Chronicle, Nov.), explains why "nature is the ultimate open-source platform."
There Is No Final Frontier: PW Talks with William Shatner

By Lenny Picker | 07/22/2022 @ 07:00PM

In 'Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder' (Atria, Oct.), Shatner recounts, among other experiences, his 2021 space flight.
The Fight Goes On: PW Talks with Matthew F. Delmont

By Reggie Blanding | 07/22/2022 @ 07:00PM

Dartmouth historian Delmont’s 'Half American' (Viking, Oct.) unearths the contributions African Americans made to WWII, and how their experiences of racial discrimination helped spark the civil rights movement.

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