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Paging ‘Dr. Werthless’: PW Talks with Harold Schechter and Eric Powell
The duo take on the famed psychiatrist and anti-comics crusader Fredric Wertham in their new graphic novel, which offers a multifaceted portrait of a complex man who claimed that reading comics led to violence.
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Four Questions for I.V. Marie
I.V. Marie makes her entrance onto the YA scene with her debut fantasy novel Immortal Consequences, set at a school in the afterlife that acts as purgatory for its students.
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PW Close-Up: Vault and Aethon Make Partnership Official, Releasing Major Collaborations
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Censorship from Both Directions: PW Talks with Ira Wells
The author of On Book Banning, a literary critic and associate professor at the University of Toronto, spoke about censorship battles in North America and book banning efforts from the political right and left.
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The ‘Mythical Existence’ of Frank Stanford: PW Talks with James McWilliams
McWilliams, author of The Life and Poetry of Frank Stanford, discusses the larger-than-life Southern poet who died in 1978 at age 29 and why his work deserves wider recognition beyond its cult following.
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Astra House’s Five-Year Journey: PW Talks with Ben Schrank
Five years after launching, Astra House has established itself as a literary force, winning major prizes and building a reputation for debut fiction and narrative nonfiction. Publisher Ben Schrank reflects on the company’s evolution, current strategy, and future plans.
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Q & A with Dawn Quigley
We spoke with Quigley about her teaching career, what drives her to write stories featuring Indigenous characters, and why she believes there need to be many voices representing Native people.
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Blind Spots: PW Talks with Souvankham Thammavongsa
The author’s first novel, ‘Pick a Color’ (Little, Brown, Sept.), explores the rich and mysterious inner life of a nail salon owner.
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Be Like Bruce: PW Talks with Jeff Chang
In Water Mirror Echo (Mariner, Sept.), the journalist tells the story of actor and martial artist Bruce Lee’s rise to fame alongside the cultural history of Asian America.
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Four Questions for Lisa Brown
We spoke with author, illustrator, and cartoonist Lisa Brown about her most recent picture book, The Moving Book—which was created in the same vein as The Airport Book and The Hospital Book—and her multifaceted artistic journey.
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In Conversation: Chelsea Lin Wallace and Thyra Heder
We asked author Chelsea Lin Wallace and illustrator Thyra Heder to discuss their new book, On Our Way with Mr. Jay, kicking off a series of picture books celebrating school heroes.
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Breaking Bread: PW Talks with Andy Shallal
In ‘A Seat at the Table’ (OR Books, Oct.), the restaurateur and activist details the founding of his Washington, D.C., eatery and bookstore Busboys and Poets, and offers insights on politics, food, immigration, and art.
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Radical Time Warp: PW Talks to Ben Passmore
In ‘Black Arms to Hold You Up: A History of Black Resistance’ (Pantheon, Oct.), the Ignatz Award winner sends his cartoon avatar time traveling through Black history.
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Not That Kind of Jew: PW Talks with Sarah Hurwitz
In ‘As a Jew’ (HarperOne, Sept.), former White House speechwriter Hurwitz explores the cultural forces that have shaped Jewish identity in America.
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Four Questions for Amar Shah
Set in the mid ’90s, 'Wish I Was a Baller' by Amar Shah is a graphic memoir that follows the author’s experiences as a teen sports journalist covering the golden era of the NBA.
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Return ‘Flight’: PW Talks with Kazu Kibuishi
This fall, Random House’s Inklore will reissue the influential Flight anthology series edited by Kibuishi, who discussed the process of bringing out the new editions and how his own impressions of the series have changed over the years.
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The Warmest Satirist You’ve Ever Met: PW Talks with Jess Walter
Walter’s latest novel, So Far Gone (Harper, out now), follows an unforgettable family, broken across three generations, trying to put itself back together again on a road trip around the Pacific Northwest.
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Beyond the Book: Jesse Byrd's 'Dream Warriors'
Award-winning children’s author, former college basketball star, and literary agent, Jesse Byrd, talks to his agent, Regina Brooks of Serendipity Literary, about the inspiration behind his new middle grade graphic novel, 'Dream Warriors.' (Sponsored)
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The Writer Who’s Getting Lisbeth Salander to Open Up: PW Talks with Karin Smirnoff
In ‘The Girl with Ice in Her Veins’ (Knopf, Sept.), the first female author of a Millennium series novel puts Lisbeth Salander’s niece at the center of a town’s violent struggle for mineral rights.
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The Key to Surviving: PW Talks with Daniel Gumbiner
The Believer editor talks about how the beloved Bay Area literary magazine was revived, what we can expect in its future, and why lit mags matter now more than ever.