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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.
Gods and Monsters: 'PW' Talks with Adi Tantimedh

By Lenny Picker | 10/06/2017 @ 07:00PM

In Tantimedh’s second series novel, 'Her Beautiful Monster' (Leopoldo, Dec.), PI Ravi Singh sees Hindu gods when he’s under stress.
Discovering the Past: 'PW' Talks with Amy Tan

By Kathryn E. Livingston | 10/06/2017 @ 07:00PM

Bestselling author Amy Tan discusses her new memoir, Where the Past Begins (Ecco, Oct.).
Four Questions for Anthony Horowitz

By Sally Lodge | 10/05/2017 @ 04:00PM

PW called on Horowitz to ask about the unexpected return of Alex Rider.
Four Questions for Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

By Sara Grochowski | 10/03/2017 @ 03:00PM

The Newbery Honor author spoke with PW about her research process and planning a two-book story arc.
Refugees and Me: 'PW' Talks with Helen Thorpe

By Alexandra Talty | 09/29/2017 @ 07:00PM

Thorpe follows a group of teenagers in a beginner-level English- language-acquisition class in Denver in 'The Newcomers' (Scribner).
Q & A with Samantha Mabry

By Emma Kantor | 09/28/2017 @ 03:00PM

Mabry spoke with PW about her personal connection to magical realism, and the imaginative possibilities found in the Texas landscape.
The Path After Prison: PW Talks with Danielle Allen

By Calvin Reid | 09/28/2017 @ 12:00AM

At age 15, Michael Alexander Allen was arrested for an attempted carjacking and subsequently served an 11-year prison sentence. Three years after being released he was shot and killed. In 'Cuz: The Life and Times of Michael A.' (Liveright, Sept.), his cousin, Harvard government professor Danielle Allen, seeks to understand why he died.
Siblings J.L. Powers and M.A. Powers Mine Memories for Supernatural YA Novel

By Claire Kirch | 09/26/2017 @ 03:00PM

Jessica Powers and her brother Matthew Powers will launch a new paranormal series in October, beginning with 'Broken Circle.'
Four Questions for Carrie DiRisio
(aka @broodingYAhero)

By Emma Kantor | 09/26/2017 @ 03:00PM

The mastermind behind the popular @broodingYAhero Twitter parody discusses her forthcoming debut.

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