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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.
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Growing Up Bernstein: PW Talks with Jamie Bernstein
On the centennial of legendary composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein’s birth, Jamie Bernstein discusses life as his daughter in her memoir, 'Famous Father Girl' (Harper, June).
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The Everyday Genius of Black Life: PW Talks with David Chariandy
Chariandy’s 'Brother' (Bloomsbury, July) chronicles two brothers’ coming-of-age in Toronto in the 1990s.
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True Lies: Alex Dahl, In Her Own Words
Norwegian author Dahl makes her debut with a psychological suspense novel, 'The Boy at the Door' (Berkley, July), about a suburban mom, Cecelia Wilborg, whose decision to help an abandoned boy leads to trouble.
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Q & A with Carrie Arcos
PW spoke with Carrie Arcos about the inspiration for her new novel, 'We Are All That’s Left,' and her impressions of Bosnia today.
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Four Questions for Temple Grandin
In advance of her keynote at Children’s Institute in New Orleans next month, inventor and autism activist Temple Grandin spoke with PW about her new children's book, 'Calling All Minds.'
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Q & A with Aisha Saeed
PW spoke with Aisha Saeed about the real-life Pakistani girl who jumpstarted the writing of 'Amal Bound.'
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A Brothel in Reverse: PW Talks with Vanessa Hua
Hua’s debut novel, 'A River of Stars' (Ballantine, Aug.; reviewed on p. 42), follows a tenacious Chinese factory clerk named Scarlett Chen who escapes an illegal maternity home in L.A. and flees to San Francisco’s Chinatown.
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Four Questions for Sally Green
PW spoke with the internationally bestselling author of 'Half Bad' about her new YA fantasy trilogy and the joy of reading.
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Four Questions for Erin Danielle Russell
PW spoke with Dork Diaries co-author Erin Danielle Russell about her first solo book, 'How to Trick the Tooth Fairy.'
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Wall Street Trickery in Early America: PW Talks with Paddy Hirsch
Hirsch’s historical thriller, 'The Devil’s Half Mile' (Forge, June), mixes financial fraud and murder in 1799 New York City.
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