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It Was the State: 'PW' Talks with John Gibler

By Annie Coreno | 10/27/2017 @ 07:00PM

In 'I Couldn’t Even Imagine That They Would Kill Us: An Oral History of the Attacks Against the Students of Ayotzinapa' (City Lights, Nov.), journalist Gibler reconstructs the events of Sept. 26, 2014, in Iguala, Mexico, that left six people dead and 43 students missing.
Four Questions for Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller

By Sally Lodge | 10/24/2017 @ 04:00PM

We spoke with the Nightmares! co-authors about their forthcoming YA collaboration, 'Otherworld.'
Miami Book Fair 2017: The Complexities of Adolescent Friendship: 'PW' Talks with Claire Messud

By Lela Nargi | 10/20/2017 @ 07:00PM

Claire Messud, the author of the acclaimed 'The Emperor’s Children,' talks about the roots of her newest novel, 'The Burning Girl,' a bracing, hypnotic coming-of-age story about the bond of best friends.
Spinning from Ice to Love: 'PW' Talks with Tillie Walden

By Heidi MacDonald | 10/20/2017 @ 07:00PM

Tillie Walden's much anticipated new graphic memoir 'Spinning,' tells the story of her journey from competitive figure skater to comics author and discusses what it was like to come out as gay.
Miami Book Fair 2017: A Love Letter To Music and Ghana: 'PW' Talks with Kwame Alexander

By Sally Lodge | 10/20/2017 @ 07:00PM

The Newbery Medal– and Coretta Scott King Honor Award–winner talks about building a library in Ghana and his latest book, 'Solo.'
Miami Book Fair 2017: Jim Lahey's 'Sullivan Street' Tips

By Beth Levine | 10/20/2017 @ 07:00PM

The owner of the famed Sullivan Street Bakery—a.k.a. the church of bread—answers questions from readers with tips from his new cookbook, 'The Sullivan Street Bakery Cookbook.'
Miami Book Fair 2017: Lidia Bastianich Celebrates the Italian Way

By Beth Levine | 10/20/2017 @ 07:00PM

The chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author shares secrets from her new cookbook, 'Lidia’s Celebrate Like an Italian: 220 Foolproof Recipes That Make Every Meal a Party,' which was written with her daughter, Tanya Bastianich Manuali.
Blood on the Snow: 'PW' Talks with Ragnar Jónasson

By Lenny Picker | 10/20/2017 @ 07:00PM

Icelandic policeman Ari Thór Arason investigates the murder of his superior in Jónasson’s 'Nightblind' (Minotaur, Dec.).
Journalism Today: 'PW' Talks with Bob Schieffer

By Kyle Tonniges | 10/20/2017 @ 07:00PM

In 'Overload: Finding the Truth in Today’s Deluge of News' (Roman & Littlefield, Oct.), veteran reporter Schieffer examines the current state of news media.
Four Questions for Katherine Paterson

By Shannon Maughan | 10/19/2017 @ 04:00PM

The Newbery Medalist discusses her first new novel in more than five years, 'My Brigadista Year.'
Q & A with Emily Winfield Martin

By Emma Kantor | 10/17/2017 @ 03:00PM

PW spoke with the author-illustrator about venturing into middle-grade territory in her forthcoming fairytale retelling, 'Snow & Rose.'
Texas Book Festival 2017: Short Lives and Growing Pains - PW Talks to Jeffrey Eugenides and Claire Messud

By Craig Teicher and Addie Morfoot | 10/13/2017 @ 07:00PM

'Fresh Complain't is Pulitzer-winner Jeffrey Eugenides's first short story collection. Claire Messud's new novel, 'The Burning Girl,' follows Julia and Cassie, two teenagers from a Massachusetts town who have been inseparable since early childhood, but drift apart as they come-of-age. The authors talked to us about the challenges and rewards of short fiction and writing younger characters, as well as what it means to write literature in these crazy times.
Texas Book Festival 2017: Rewriting History - PW Talks to Cristina Garcia and Min Jin Lee

By Dianna Dilworth and Addie Morefoot | 10/13/2017 @ 07:00PM

Lately, it can feel like there are far too many current events for anyone to process. Looking to the past is one antidote. Historical fiction has the power to grant us a reprieve from the present while also illuminating the contemporary world. We asked Cristina Garcia and Min Jin Lee about what it takes to rewrite history.
Texas Book Festival 2017: Real News - PW Talks with Carino Chocano, Angela J. Davis, and Kevin Young

By Dianna Dilworth and Craig Teicher | 10/13/2017 @ 07:00PM

Whatever your politics, it's been a crazy year. There are endless questions to ask and too few clear answers. Perhaps that makes this a good time to be a nonfiction writer. We talked to three authors whose new books investigate sexism in Hollywood, the unjust treatment of black men by police, and the history and seductiveness of fake news. They are asking some of the true questions to which we crave true answers.
Texas Book Festival 2017: Being Fierce - PW Talks to Gretchen Carlson

By Dianna Dilworth | 10/13/2017 @ 07:00PM

Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson takes on workplace sexual harassment in her new book, Be Fierce: Stop Harassment and Take Your Power Back.
Texas Book Festival 2017: The Healing Power of Laughter - PW Talks to Samantha Irby

By Brenda Shaughnessy | 10/13/2017 @ 07:00PM

Essayist and humorist Samantha Irby started as a blogger (at bitchesgottaeat.com). Her new book, We Are Never Meeting in Real Life, wrestles deeply—and hilariously—with everything from Irby's struggles with Crohn's disease and anxiety, to the ridiculousness of dieting, and the ways white culture silences black women.
Doctors Are Boring: 'PW' Talks with David Casarett

By Lenny Picker | 10/13/2017 @ 07:00PM

Casarett’s ethical Thai detective, nurse Ladarat Patalung, returns in 'The Missing Guests of the Magic Grove Hotel' (Redhook, Dec.).
Texas Book Festival 2017: Dan Rather Talks to PW About 'What Unites Us'

By Craig Teicher | 10/13/2017 @ 07:00PM

In the Trump era, the news has become infinitely more divisive, confusing, and addictive. Whatever one's beliefs or political leanings, the swarms of notifications, sound bites, and updates that bombard us are so dizzying it can feel impossible to know where to look. Which is why we need Dan Rather more than ever.
Four Questions for Malala Yousafzai

By Sarah J. Robbins | 10/12/2017 @ 04:00PM

PW spoke with the Nobel Peace Prize-winning and bestselling author about addressing complex topics for picture book readers.
Q & A with Antonio Iturbe

By Donna Freitas | 10/12/2017 @ 03:00PM

PW caught up with Antonio Iturbe, author of 'The Librarian of Auschwitz,' about exploring the true story of Edita Adlerova, who spent her early adolescence in Auschwitz-Birkenau.

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