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In Conversation: Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
PW asked the fellow YA authors to interview each other about the origins of their Lady Janies series, which continues this month with 'My Plain Jane,' and the joys of collaborating with close friends.
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Love Connections: Romance Publishing 2018
Authors Rebekah Weatherspoon, Harper Miller, and Adriana Herrera are bringing romance writers of color, and their readers, together online.
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The Limits of Language: PW Talks with Christina Dalcher
Dalcher’s novel Vox (Berkley, Aug.) is set in a near-future America whose government limits women’s speech to 100 words per day.
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Countermeasure for Countermeasure: PW Talks with Benet Brandreth
Young Shakespeare becomes a spy in British rhetoric coach Brandreth’s first novel, The Spy of Venice (Pegasus Crime, July).
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All the Weird Little Horses: PW Talks with Lisa Hanawalt
Cartoonist and 'Bojack Horseman' production designer Hanawalt’s offbeat Western, 'Coyote Doggirl' (Drawn & Quarterly, Aug.), features an anthropomorphic outlaw, Coyote, and her beloved horse, Red.
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Q & A with Ryan T. Higgins
Author-illustrator Ryan T. Higgins has worked on a series of laugh-out-loud picture books, but 'We Don't Eat Our Classmates' is his first foray into delicate social situations.
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Why Letters Matter: PW Talks with Adam Kirsch
Kirsch, senior editor at the New Republic, has edited the first edition of the letters of critic Lionel Trilling, 'Life in Culture' (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Sept.)
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Life During Wartime: PW Talks with Crystal Hana Kim
In Kim’s debut novel, 'If You Leave Me' (Morrow, July), a young woman’s choice between lovers changes the lives of those around her during the Korean War.
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In Conversation: Minh Lê and Dan Santat
We asked author Minh Lê and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat to interview each other about the personal inspiration for their forthcoming picture book, 'Drawn Together,' and the power of art to cross cultural barriers.
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Elementary, My Dear Biden: PW Talks with Andrew Shaffer
Post–White House, Joe Biden plays Dr. Watson to Sherlockian sleuth Barack Obama in Shaffer’s 'Hope Never Dies' (Quirk, July).
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Dear Reader: PW Talks with Maryanne Wolf
In 'Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World' (Harper, Aug.; reviewed on p. 86), neuroscientist Wolf examines the effects of digital media on how we read and think.
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Four Questions for Kate Messner
PW spoke with Kate Messner about the real-life inspiration for her new novel, 'Breakout,' as well as how she decided on the most effective structure for her story.
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Wisdom from 'the Brink of Everything': PW talks with Parker J. Palmer
Palmer compassionately helps readers appreciate the gifts of aging and face mortality in his new book. (Sponsored)
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Fostering Community: PW Talks with Grace Bonney
Design Sponge founder Grace Bonney discusses her changing interests, the tactility of a bookazine, and who’s considered ‘Good Company.’
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Blood Ties: PW Talks with Fatimah Asghar
Asghar, a poet and the screenwriter of the web series 'Brown Girls,' examines identity, trauma, and violence in her debut, 'If They Come for Us' (One World, Aug).
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Fairy Gold and the Iron Curtain: PW Talks with Naomi Novik
In 'Spinning Silver' (Del Rey, July), the story of “Rumpelstiltskin” is retold and transformed through a myriad of character voices.
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Remember Los Alamos: PW Talks with David Krugler
U.S.-Soviet tensions frame Krugler’s Rip the 'Angels from Heaven' (Pegasus Crime, July), set during WWII in Washington, D.C., and Los Alamos, N.Mex.
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Abraham Lincoln, Attorney at Law: PW Talks with Dan Abrams
In 'Lincoln’s Last Trial' (Hanover Square, June), Abrams and David Fisher recreate Lincoln’s final outing as a defense lawyer in a murder trial.
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Q & A with Kenneth C. Davis
PW asked Kenneth C. Davis about the genesis of his writing career and move into children’s books, and what sparked his most recent foray into hidden history.
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Four Questions for Alison McGhee
PW spoke with Alison McGhee about 'What I Leave Behind,' her first young adult novel in nearly 10 years.



