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In Conversation: Lauren Myracle and Susan van Metre
In anticipation of author Lauren Myracle and editor Susan van Metre's 16th collaboration, 'Swag Boy,' PW asked the duo to interview each other.
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Four Questions for Sonia Sotomayor
PW spoke with Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who releases two new books for young readers this week: a middle grade adaptation of her bestselling adult memoir, 'My Beloved World,' and a picture book version of Sotomayor’s life.
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Four Questions for Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
PW spoke with Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani about her new YA novel, 'Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree,' inspired by the 2014 Boko Haram kidnapping of 276 Chibok girls.
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Four Questions for Jennifer L. Holm
PW spoke with author Jennifer L. Holm about 'The Third Mushroom.'
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Some Sage Advice: PW Talks with Ellie Kemper
Ellie Kemper, star of Netflix’s 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,' charms in her memoir 'My Squirrel Days' (Scribner, Oct.), about growing up in the Midwest, acting, and squirrels.
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Partners in Crème: PW Talks with Rose Levy Beranbaum and Woody Wolston
Ahead of the release of 'Rose’s Baking Basics,' we spoke with the pair about the team they’ve dubbed RoseWood.
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Conversations in Heaven: PW Talks with Mitch Albom
Returning to the pearly gates, Albom follows Annie, a woman reflecting on her life after a tragic accident, in his novel set in the afterlife, 'The Next Person You Meet in Heaven' (Harper, Oct.).
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In Conversation: Jessie Sima and Christian Trimmer
PW asked illustrator Jessie Sima and author-editor Christian Trimmer to interview each other about their new collaboration, 'Snow Pony and the Seven Miniature Ponies.'
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Four Questions for Martin Stewart
Martin Stewart spoke with PW about his inspiration for 'The Sacrifice Box', '80s music and pop culture, and how he builds atmosphere and tension.
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Bringing the Past to Life: PW Talks with Edward Carey
Carey’s novel 'Little' (Riverhead, Oct.)—also illustrated by the author—tells the story of a very small, very industrious girl who becomes the famous Madame Tussaud.
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Jazz Age Crime: PW Talks with Leslie S. Klinger
In 'Classic American Crime Fiction of the 1920s' (Pegasus Crime, Oct.), Klinger analyzes and annotates five seminal American crime novels.
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In Conversation: Yuyi Morales and Neal Porter
Author-illustrator Yuyi Morales and editor Neal Porter discuss their collaboration on 'Dreamers,' a poetic picture book based on Morales’s immigrant experience.
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Q & A with Courtney Summers
'Sadie' author Courtney Summers spoke with PW about true crime, the podcast based on her new book, and writing complex heroines.
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Writing for the Future: PW Talks with DeRay Mckesson
Activist and podcaster Mckesson lays out lessons from his experiences in 'On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope' (Viking, Sept.).
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Something Fresh and New: PW Talks with Shelley Shepard Gray
In Gray’s 'Take a Chance' (Blackstone, Sept.), Kurt, an Ohio landscaper, is raising his younger brother, Sam, and unexpectedly falls for Sam’s English teacher, Emily.
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Haunted Histories: PW Talks with Sarah Perry
Perry’s 'Melmoth' (Custom House, Oct.) weaves an intricate web of narratives around a terrifying gothic specter.
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She’s Leaving Home: PW Talks with Lou Berney
In Berney’s thriller 'November Road' (Morrow, Oct.), Charlotte Roy, a woman determined to start over, links up in late 1963 with Frank Guidry, a mob fixer who’s involved in the JFK assassination.
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Q & A with Mary E. Pearson
PW spoke with the Remnant Chronicles author about the origins of her fantasy world as she was packing for a five-city book tour to celebrate her new novel, 'Dance of Thieves.'
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Four Questions for Mary Pope Osborne
Mary Pope Osborne on the real-life inspiration for her latest installment of the Magic Tree House series, 'Hurricane Heroes in Texas.'
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Pilgrims’ Progress: PW Talks With Sofía Segovia
Segovia’s novel 'Peregrinos' is based on the story of two WWII refugees whom she met in Mexico.



