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Why America Loves Guns: PW Talks with Pamela Haag
In "The Gunning of America," Haag offers an unconventional perspective on why gun ownership is so pervasive in the United States.
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An Off-the-Grid Murder Investigation: PW Talks with Kelley Armstrong
Armstrong begins a new series starring female detective Casey Duncan, set in the remote wilderness of the Canadian Yukon, in "City of the Lost."
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Four Questions for... James Patterson
PW spoke with Patterson about 'Jacky Ha-Ha,' the debut book of his new imprint, Jimmy Patterson, the latest chapter in his publishing life.
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Some Light in All That Darkness: John Hart
A good cop faces criminal charges for a fatal shooting in "Redemption Road," John Hart's latest novel.
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Q & A with Meg Medina
Meg Medina's new book, 'Burn Baby Burn,' tells the story of high school senior Nora Lopez and her struggles with family, money, love, and the question of what to do next, as well as what it was like to live in New York City in 1977.
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Why We Villainize Pit Bulls: PW Talks With Bronwen Dickey
Dickey, author of 'Pit Bull: The Battle Over an American Icon,' discusses how the pit bull went from America's dog to public enemy #1.
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Q & A with Tim Federle
Tim Federle garnered acclaim for his middle-grade novels about Nate Foster, a Broadway child actor, but the first book he ever wrote was never published – until now.
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The First Man to Go #1 On the Moon: PW Talks with Buzz Aldrin
Apollo astronaut and author of 'No Dream is Too High' Buzz Aldrin discusses his life of adventure and his lesser known moon first.
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What Makes a Southern Writer a Southern Writer: PW Talks with Lee Smith
After 17 novels, Lee Smith changes gear to write 'Dimestore: A Writer’s Life,' about growing up in a small town in Virginia in the 1950s.
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Q & A with Cammie McGovern
Cammie McGovern's new book, 'Just My Luck,' her first for middle-graders, features Benny, who is having a hard time with fourth grade and his father's illness.
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A Happy, Boring Life: PW Talks With Wendy Lawless
Wendy Lawless’s first memoir, 'Chanel Bonfire,' focused on her unconventional upbringing by an emotionally abusive, alcoholic mother. In 'Heart of Glass,' she revisits her 20s.
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War Is Hell: PW Talks with David Means
After four short story collections, Means delivers his first novel, "Hystopia," a wildly original trip through an unhinged 1960s America.
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Q & A with Tommy Wallach
Tommy Wallach's latest novel, 'Thanks for the Trouble,' tells the story of a nonspeaking teen with a penchant for writing, who meets the enigmatic Zelda Toth and has his life changed forever.
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Scene of the Crime: PW Talks with Laura Tillman
In her first book, "The Long Shadow of Small Ghosts," Tillman writes about the consequences of a brutal crime in Brownsville, Tex.
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Why Fight? For Fun: PW Talks with Alex Abramovich
In 'Bullies: A Friendship,' Abramovich reconnects with a childhood nemesis who now runs a violent Oakland motorcycle club called the East Bay Rats.
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Sex, Murder, Shoes: PW Talks with L.S. Hilton
Journalist, biographer, and art critic Hilton introduces ambitous, scruple-free Judith Rashleigh in 'Maestra.'
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A Place a Little Unfamiliar, A Little Forgotten: PW Talks with Tim Sultan
"Sunny’s Nights: Lost and Found at a Bar on the Edge of the World" is the story of the remarkable Sunny Balzano and the haven he provided to a group of misfits in a neighborhood that the rest of New York City left behind.
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Edinburgh in 2034: PW Talks with Paul Johnston
Murder and politics collide in Johnston’s seventh Scottish mystery, "Skeleton Blues."
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A Weird, Wonderful, Tiny Place: PW Talks with Rufi Thorpe
In "Dear Fang, with Love," Lucas and his teenage daughter, Vera, spend the summer in Vilnius, Lithuania, where they begin to see each other and themselves in unexpected ways.
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Four Questions for… Ruta Sepetys
PW spoke with Sepetys about her latest book, 'Salt to the Sea,' which chronicles four teens fleeing Prussia at the end of World War II and culminates in one of history's biggest and least-known maritime disasters.



