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The Potency of Humanizing Yourself: PW Talks with John Kim
Kim, aka the Angry Therapist, gets personal in his new book, 'I Used to Be a Miserable F*ck.'
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Toward Freedom and Joy: PW Talks with Zainab Salbi
In 'Freedom Is an Inside Job,’ Salbi shares how her activist mindset evolved into one that also embraces self-care.
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Fresh Facets: PW Talks with Joy Ladin
Poet and scholar Ladin mines Jewish tradition for deeper understanding in 'The Soul of the Stranger: Reading God and Torah from a Transgender Perspective' (Brandeis Univ., Nov.).
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The Capital of the World, for a While: PW Talks with John Strausbaugh
Strausbaugh’s 'Victory City' (Twelve, Dec.) looks at New York’s outsize role in the WWII years.
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It Takes a Family to Support a Romance: PW Talks with Priscilla Oliveras
In 'Their Perfect Melody' (Zebra Shout, Dec.), a romance between a cop and a social worker highlights hopes and challenges in Chicago’s Puerto Rican community.
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Mirroring Wodehouse: PW Talks with Ben Schott
In 'Jeeves and the King of Clubs' (Little, Brown, Nov.), Schott writes a fictional homage to P.G. Wodehouse.
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Slowing Down at 80: PW Talks with Frederick Forsyth
In Forsyth’s 'The Fox' (Putnam, Oct.), MI6 employs the talents of 18-year-old genius hacker Luke Jennings against Britain’s enemies.
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Q & A with Jon Agee
Since his 1981 debut, Jon Agee has published more than 30 picture books; we spoke with the author-illustrator about his newest, 'The Wall in the Middle of the Book,' which plays with the picture book form.
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Four Questions for James Patterson
We spoke with author James Patterson, who adds two middle grade novels to his Jimmy Patterson Books imprint at Little, Brown this fall.
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A Conversation with Markus Zusak
More than a decade after the publication of his last book, the international bestseller 'The Book Thief,' Australian author Markus Zusak returns with a much-anticipated new novel.
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A Modern Poet: PW Talks with Lang Leav
In her first visit to the U.S., poet Lang Leav talked about expansion in the poetry category, the drawbacks of social media, and the term she prefers to "instapoet."
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Q & A with Kekla Magoon
We spoke with award-winning author Magoon about her new novel, 'The Season of Styx Malone,' which follows two African-American brothers whose lives take a turn when they meet a charismatic older boy.
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Ransom Riggs: Increasingly Peculiar
The world of Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children gets bigger, stranger, and more colorful in the series’ fourth book.
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Pete Souza: Obama’s Chief Photographer Throws Shade At Trump
Since Trump’s inauguration, Souza has been trolling the current president on Instagram.
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Living in La-La Land: PW Talks with David Kipen
In 'Dear Los Angeles' (Modern Library, Dec.), Kipen collects passages from letters and diaries about the wonders and horrors of L.A. through the centuries.
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If the Beatles Got Back Together: PW Talks with Tom Barbash
Barbash’s novel 'The Dakota Winters' (Ecco, Dec.) is about a family living in the storied Dakota building in the days leading up to the assassination of John Lennon.
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Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs: Double the Authors, Double the Fun
We asked collaborating friends Condie and Reichs about their writing process for 'The Darkdeep,' first in their middle grade fantasy series.
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High Standards: PW Talks with Hal Crowther
Crowther profiles a diverse group of accomplished individuals in his essay collection, Freedom Fighters and Hell Raisers:
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Haggling for Fame: PW Talks with John Boyne
Boyne’s novel, 'A Ladder to the Sky' (Hogarth, Nov.), follows the devious machinations of Maurice Swift, a novelist unafraid to lie, cheat, and steal his way to fame.
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Postwar Trauma: PW Talks with Anna Lee Huber
In Huber’s second Verity Kent mystery, 'Treacherous Is the Night' (Kensington, Oct.), Verity and her soldier husband, Sidney, are reunited.
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