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Hostile Landscapes: PW Talks with T. Kingfisher
The Hugo and Nebula winner discusses how location informs her next two works of horror: Snake-Eater and Wolf Worm.
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Older and Wiser: PW Talks with Julian Winters
A closeted Atlanta party planner gets a second chance with the guy who got away in the romance author’s ‘Last First Kiss’ (Griffin, Jan.).
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Back Where He Started: PW Talks with Robert Polito
In ‘After the Flood: Inside Bob Dylan’s Memory Palace’ (Liveright, Jan.), the biographer explores how Dylan reinvented his musical style during the latter half of his career.
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Four Questions for Jennifer L. Holm
In the latest middle grade novel by Jennifer L. Holm, a girl being raised inside a walled compound doesn’t realize how isolated and abnormal her life is until she encounters the outside world for the first time.
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Four Questions for Holly Goldberg Sloan
Holly Goldberg Sloan—the author of 'The Elephant in the Room,' 'Counting by 7s,' and more—returns with 'Finding Lost,' a middle grade novel about grief and the power of nature to heal.
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PW Close-Up: Saturday Books Is a New Imprint for New Adults
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Home on the Range: PW Talks with Nina McConigley
The Indian American novelist’s ‘How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder’ (Pantheon, Jan.) chronicles a preteen’s coming of age and her plot to kill her rapist uncle.
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At the Top of the World: PW Talks with Neil Shea
In ‘Frostlines’ (Ecco, Dec.), the National Geographic reporter travels with animal packs and Indigenous hunters to explore how climate change is transforming the Arctic.
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Q & A with Trung Le Nguyen
Trung Le Nguyen, creator of the critically acclaimed comic 'The Magic Fish,' returns with YA graphic novel romance 'Angelica and the Bear Prince.'
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In Conversation: Marieke Nijkamp and Martha Mihalick
We asked author Marieke Nijkamp and her editor at Greenwillow, Martha Mihalick, to discuss 'City of Secrets,' book two in the Splinter & Ash fantasy trilogy, which follows a pair of misfits defending their kingdom against a conspiracy.
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In Conversation: Abigail Hing Wen and Stephanie Lim
We invited 'Loveboat, Taipei' author Abigail Hing Wen and her publisher, Stephanie Lim of Third State Books, to discuss their collaboration on Wen's middle grade debut, 'The Vale.'
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Q & A with Alexandra Villasante
Six years after the publication of 'The Grief Keeper,' Alexandra Villasante returns with a new YA novel, 'Fireblooms,' exploring the complex issues surrounding technology.
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Inflection Points: PW Talks with Chris Hauty
A disgraced Secret Service agent and a Jesuit priest set out to solve the JFK assassination in ‘Dead Ringer’ (Atria/Bestler, Dec.), the author’s paranoid new thriller.
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On Lincoln’s Nose: PW Talks with Matthew Davis
In ‘Biography of a Mountain’ (St. Martin’s, Nov.), the journalist probes Mt. Rushmore’s mythic place in American history, its troubled creator, sculptor Gutzon Borglum, and the erasure of South Dakota’s Native inhabitants.
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Four Questions for Kalynn Bayron
Horror writer Kalynn Bayron, the bestselling author of 'Cinderella Is Dead,' riffs on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in her YA novel 'Make Me a Monster.'
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TMNT x Naruto: PW Talks with Caleb Goellner and Hendry Prasetya
This fall, two generations of ninja teens join forces in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Naruto by Caleb Goellner and Hendry Prasetya. We spoke with the duo about how East met West, ramen met pizza, and “Dattebayo!” met “Cowabunga!”
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In Conversation: Susan Verde and Steph Littlebird
We asked author Susan Verde and illustrator Steph Littlebird to discuss their new picture book, 'Body Beautiful,' a celebration of the human body in all its diverse forms.
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Q & A with Kate DiCamillo
Twenty-five years after 'Because of Winn-Dixie,' DiCamillo is marking that milestone with several fall releases. DiCamillo spoke with PW about her good fortune, the impact of the pandemic, and what fairy tales offer readers.
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Q & A with Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
PW spoke with Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow about the importance of centering Black and Muslim characters in her stories, and the joy she hopes to spark and spread in her readers, students, and mentees.
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Small Town, Big Love: PW Talks with Olivia Dade
The rom-com writer’s ‘Second Chance Romance’ (Avon, Nov.) reunites a grumpy baker with his lost love, an audiobook narrator specializing in monster erotica.



