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A New Royal Treatment: PW Talks with Helen Rappaport
The Russian Revolution claimed their lives; history further obscured them; but Rappaport’s archival finds shine new light on "The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra."
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Objects of Desire: PW Talks with Tom Robbins
In his new memoir, "Tibetan Peach Pie," novelist Robbins takes readers on a journey through his
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Sweden and WWII: PW Talks with Camilla Läckberg
In "The Hidden Child," Swedish author Läckberg explores the effects that WWII continue to exert on one family and the coastal village of Fjällbacka.
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Fighting Racism at Home and Abroad: PW Talks with Max Brooks
Brooks’s graphic novel "The Harlem Hellfighters" documents the suffering and courage of African-American troops in the Army’s legendary 369th Infantry Regiment of Harlem, N.Y.
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Art and Reality: PW Talks with Peter Heller
In Peter Heller’s second novel, "The Painter," well-known expressionist painter Jim Stegner confronts his inner demons and tries to outrun his past.
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Jerry from the Block: PW Talks with Jerome Kass
"Out of the Bronx," screenwriter Kass’s fiction debut, follows the charming Sachs family in a set of 10 related short stories spanning from the 1940s to present.
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In Love and War: PW Talks with Ann Scott Tyson
In "American Spartan," Tyson, a former Washington Post reporter, provides a personal account of the rise and fall of Special Forces Major Jim Gant, alongside the story of their developing romance. In this brave and honest narrative, Tyson details Gant’s passion and honor during war-time, his military career, his team of superb Special Forces operatives, and his love of the Afghanistan and its people.
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Q & A with Kate Samworth
Kate Samworth's unconventional picture book debut, a faux catalog titled "Aviary Wonders Inc.," indirectly tells a troubling story of bird extinction circa 2032.
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Behind Hospital Doors: PW Talks With Kelly Parsons
Parsons is an anomaly. A practicing urologist and faculty member at the University of California San Diego’s Medical School, he’s also written "Doing Harm," a chilling medical thriller.
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Contents of Consciousness: PW Talks with Kimberly Elkins
In "What Is Visible," Elkins resurrects the fascinating figure of Laura Bridgman, a renowned 19th-century woman unable to see, hear, smell, or taste.
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A Juggler in a Dreadful Circus: PW Talks with Josh Malerman
In "Bird Box," Malerman, a musician, offers a subtle, if chilling, look at a postapocalyptic America.
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Constructing Culture: PW Talks with Mark Miodownik
Miodownik, director of the Institute of Making at the University College London, examines 10 everyday substances in "Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials that Shape Our Man-Made World," his introduction to the discipline of materials science.
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Never Trust the Artist: PW Talks with Christopher J. Yates
A psychological competition between friends at Oxford University turns tragic in Yates’s twisty debut, "Black Chalk."
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A Forgotten Rose: PW Talks With Andrea di Robilant
In "Chasing the Rose: An Adventure in the Venetian Countryside," di Robilant is determined to pursue the mystery of a rose grown by his great-great-great-great grandmother (a contemporary of Josephine Bonaparte) that he discovered growing wild on the family estate.
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Q & A with Tedd Arnold
Author Tedd Arnold gives his creatons Buzz and Fly Guy their first picture book outing with "A Pet for Fly Guy."
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Family Politics: PW Talks With Mona Simpson
In "Casebook," Simpson’s latest novel, adolescent Miles Adler-Hart watches his newly divorced mathematician mother, Irene, fall in love with a man named Eli Lee.
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Man in the Middle: PW Talks with Kai Bird
Bird reached back to his childhood in Saudi Arabia to examine the life of his then-neighbor, a man later known as a renowned CIA spook, in "The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames."
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Pilgrimage to the Heart of Darkness: PW Talks with Terry Hayes
In screenwriter Hayes’s debut, "I Am Pilgrim," covert agent Scott Murdoch, aka “Pilgrim,” pursues both a lone-wolf bioterrorist and wrestles with personal demons threatening his own soul.
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An Emotional Echo: PW Talks with Stacey D’Erasmo
Stacey D’Erasmo’s fourth novel, "Wonderland," chronicles a 40-something musician’s attempt to restart her career while touring Europe.
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Speaking for the Dead: PW Talks With John Bennett
In "Jack the Ripper: The Forgotten Victims," Paul Begg and John Bennett recover the stories of murdered women not considered official victims of the Ripper. We spoke with John Bennett about the case and the writing process.
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