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Two Sides of the Same Coin: PW Talks with Yrsa Daley-Ward
In the poet’s debut novel, ‘The Catch’ (Liveright, June), twin sisters in London believe they have reconnected with their long-deceased mother.
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Into the Wild: PW Talks with Adam Weymouth
In ‘Lone Wolf’ (Crown, June), the journalist recounts following a wolf’s winding journey from Slovenia to Italy.
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A Rich Literary Community: PW Talks with Cristóbal Pera
The U.S. division of Barcelona-based Grupo Planeta launched in 2021 and has grown quickly after striking gold both stateside and in Puerto Rico. Its VP and publisher tells us how.
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Unparenting the American Dream: PW Talks with Marina Lopes
In Please Yell at My Kids, Brazilian American journalist Marina Lopes encourages American parents to rethink rugged individualism and offers internationally tested advice on building the proverbial village.
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International Adoption, Child-Trafficking, and China’s One Child Policy: PW Talks with Barbara Demick
In Daughters of the Bamboo Grove (Random House, May), the journalist profiles twins separated as toddlers by China’s one child policy and America’s demand for international adoptees.
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The Royal We: PW Talks with Holly Race
The fantasist’s 'Six Wild Crowns' transports readers to a supernatural analog of Tudor England where King Henry VIII is married to all six of his wives at once.
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Literary Truffle Hunters: PW Talks with Courtney Hodell
The director of literary programs at the Whiting Foundation spoke with PW on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the foundation’s flagship Whiting Awards, given each year to 10 emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.
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In Conversation: Gary D. Schmidt and Ron Koertge
Newbery Honor-winning author Gary D. Schmidt and PEN Award winner Ron Koertge discussed their new middle grade novel told in vignettes, 'A Day at the Beach,' and what makes them ideally suited as collaborators.
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Plausible Motives: PW Talks with Margie and Matt Kindt
A 70-year-old woman, her great-nephew, and a mysterious pair of armchairs take an action-filled trip to Paris in the graphic novel murder mystery Gilt Frame (Dark Horse, Mar.), the first-ever collaboration by the mother-son duo.
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‘I Love to Play with Bad Girls’: PW Talks with Krysten Ritter
Con artist Liz Dawson seizes an unexpected opportunity to start a new life on the Mexican coast in Retreat (Harper, out now), the sophomore thriller from the star of Jessica Jones.
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Swept Away: PW Talks with Cara Gormally
The cartoonist and Gallaudet University biology professor explores their journey through trauma to self-love in ‘Everything Is Fine, I’ll Just Work Harder: Confessions of a Former Badass’ (Street Noise, Apr.).
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Islam, Real and Imagined: PW Talks with John Tolan
In ‘Islam: A New History from Muhammad to the Present’ (Princeton Univ., May), the historian chronicles the religion’s 1,400-year evolution through profiles of figures who showcase its diversity.
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Forging a Legacy: PW Talks with Krishan Trotman
Trotman, who founded the Hachette Book Group imprint Legacy Lit in October 2020 with a mission to center marginalized voices, discusses the imprint’s inclusive aims, community connections, and plans to jump-start a fiction list.
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Four Questions for Alwyn Hamilton
Alwyn Hamilton pits the members of a family against one another in 'The Notorious Virtues,' a YA fantasy thriller set in the 1930s.
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In Conversation: Jen Calonita and Alyson Gerber
Author friends Jen Calonita ('Isle of Ever') and Alyson Gerber ('The Liars Society: A Risky Game') both have middle grade mystery-adventure novels coming out a week apart; that news has only brought them closer.
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Q & A with Laurie Halse Anderson
We spoke with Laurie Halse Anderson, recipient of the 2023 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, about her new middle grade novel, 'Rebellion 1776,' which explores the chaotic time of the start of the American Revolution in Boston through the eyes of a servant girl.
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Living Waters: PW Talks with Robert Macfarlane
In ‘Is a River Alive?’ (Norton, May), the nature writer makes a heartfelt case for treating rivers as living, rights-bearing beings.
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Be Authentic, Pull No Punches: PW Talks with Carrie Thornton
On the heels of Dey Street’s 10th anniversary—and the success of Cher’s blockbuster memoir—we talked with its publisher about the imprint’s biggest hits, her vision for the future, and what’s trending in the world of commercial nonfiction.
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Digital, Natal: PW Talks with Amanda Hess
In ‘Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age’ (Doubleday, May), the New York Times culture writer documents the looming presence of the internet and other technologies in contemporary pregnancy.
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Four Questions for James Robinson
In his middle grade debut, 'Whale Eyes: A Memoir About Seeing and Being Seen,' James Robinson uses optical exercises and personal recollections to explain how he perceives the world with strabismus.
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