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If Poems Could Kill: PW Talks with Shen Tao
In the debut author’s The Poet Empress (Bramble, Jan.), set in a world where poetry is magic but women aren’t allowed to read, a peasant girl becomes a prince’s concubine.
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What Is Love?: PW Talks with Paul Eastwick
In ‘Bonded by Evolution: The New Science of Love and Connection’ (Crown, Feb.), the UC Davis psychology professor dispels popular theories about what makes relationships work and why.
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Four Questions for Geraldine McCaughrean
Geraldine McCaughrean, British author of the Printz Award-winning novel 'The White Darkness,' presents her latest YA novel 'Under a Fire-Red Sky,' which follows four English teens as they struggle to navigate the beginning of WWII.
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In Conversation: Amanda Foody and C.L. Herman
Authors Amanda Foody and C.L. Herman have crafted a new fantasy world following their breakout YA duology collaboration 'All of Us Villains.'
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Four Questions for Ryan Bani Tahmaseb
First-generation Iranian American educator and author Ryan Bani Tahmaseb honors his father, an immigrant from Iran, and his ancestry in his forthcoming middle grade collection 'Persian Mythology: Epic Stories of Gods, Heroes, and Monsters,' illustrated by Reza Dalvand.
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Beyond the Book: Laura Dave's 'The First Time I Saw Him'
With 'The First Time I Saw Him' (Scribner, Jan. 2026) publishing in January 2026, PW talked to bestselling author Laura Dave about following up a major bestseller, seeing her story get the Hollywood treatment, and why strong heroines are the foundations of her fiction. (Sponsored)
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Winnie-the-Pooh at 100: PW Talks with Gyles Brandreth
In ‘Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear’ (St. Martin’s, Dec.), the biographer explores the complicated life of A.A. Milne and his Winnie-the-Pooh stories.
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What Art Is For: PW Talks with Camille Bordas
The author’s ‘One Sun Only’ (Random House, Jan.) is a perceptive, witty collection of stories, populated by characters who often find themselves adrift in their cosmopolitan settings, including a writer who’s envious of her student.
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Artificial Constructs: PW Talks with Francesca Wade
The author discusses Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife, a sprawling, experimental look at the life and legacy of the great modernist writer.
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Four Questions for Donna Barba Higuera
Newbery Medalist Donna Barba Higuera retells the Aztec myth of creation, casting Xolotl, the dog-headed god of lighting, death, and misfortune, as the hero in her middle grade work 'Xolo,' illustrated by Mariana Ruiz Johnson.
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Care Bear: PW Talks with Katherine Applegate
There’s a new member of Katherine Applegate’s memorable fictional menagerie, which includes the stars of Crenshaw, Odder, and Newbery-winning The One and Only Ivan. The eponymous hero of Pocket Bear, a middle grade novel published by Feiwel and Friends last month, is a diminutive stuffed bear inspired by actual good luck charms for World War I soldiers. Applegate spoke with PW about the genesis of Pocket Bear and her various works in progress.
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Unlocking One’s Inner Hero: PW Talks with Tony Weaver Jr.
Creating diverse stories that make young people feel seen and valued inspires Tony Weaver Jr., whose debut book, Weirdo (First Second, 2024), is an Eisner-nominated graphic memoir illustrated by Jes and Cin Wibowo, which earned six Best Book of the Year designations, including one from PW. We spoke with Weaver about his endeavors on and off the page, including his community outreach organization Weird Enough Productions.
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Cultivating Agency: PW Talks with Robin Wall Kimmerer
Botanist and educator Robin Wall Kimmerer, the author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (2013) and The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World (2024), recently made her picture book debut with Bud Finds Her Gift, illustrated by Naoko Stoop (Allida). Kimmerer spoke with PW about why children should spend more time outside, the importance of noticing, and the learning curve she experienced crafting a children’s book.
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The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: PW Talks with Tiffany D. Jackson
A thriller set within the walls of a historically Black college, The Scammer (Quill Tree) centers on an impressionable freshman and her roommates, whose lives enter a downward spiral when a visiting older sibling outstays his welcome. Tiffany D. Jackson spoke with PW about the competing themes of family loyalty and sense of self and how they inform her characters’ choices.
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Storm Chasing: PW Talks with Jason Chin
Teaching young readers how to prepare for a natural disaster is the aim of Hurricane (Holiday House), the latest STEM-focused picture book by Caldecott Medalist Chin, which salutes the scientists who track devastating storms.
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‘Tossed to the Winds’: PW Talks with Angeline Boulley
Angeline Boulley is the author of three YA thrillers featuring Indigenous girls and young women navigating a world that can be a dangerous place if one is Indigenous and female. Boulley spoke with PW about her most recent novel, Sisters in the Wind.
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‘Black Children Don’t Have to Be Broken to Be Valuable’: PW Talks with Katie Benner and Erica L. Green
The journalists’ ‘Miracle Children’ (Metropolitan, Jan.) exposes abuses at T.M. Landry, a Louisiana prep school once widely acclaimed for helping Black students get into elite colleges.
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Survival Story: PW Talks with Janice Page
The journalist examines her relationship with her mother, her Chinese mother-in-law, and her adopted daughter in the memoir ‘The Year of the Water Horse’ (Pegasus, Dec.).
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Q & A with Penn and Kim Holderness
We spoke with authors, digital content creators, podcast hosts, and winners of the globe-trotting reality series 'The Amazing Race,' Penn and Kim Holderness about their debut picture book, 'All You Can Be with ADHD.'
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Four Questions for Megan Clendenan
In 'Just in Case: Saving Seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault,' Megan Clendenan spotlights the construction of Norway’s Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which houses more than 580 million frozen seeds, “just in case” the world needs them.
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