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Untold Stories: PW Talks with Aaliyah Bilal
Bilal’s debut collection, 'Temple Folk' (Simon & Schuster, July) depicts African American Muslims exploring their faith and seeking liberation in the 1970s.
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Ghost in the Machine: PW Talks with Tobias Rose-Stockwell
In 'Outrage Machine' (Legacy Lit, July), journalist Rose-Stockwell analyzes how social media negatively impacts users.
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Queer Icons Unite: Musicians Tegan and Sara Team Up with Cartoonist Tillie Walden for Middle Grade Graphic Novel Debut
Twin sisters and indie pop duo Tegan and Sara Quin, known as Tegan and Sara, have partnered with Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Tillie Walden on 'Junior High,' a middle grade graphic novel.
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From Party Drug to Panacea: PW Talks with Rachel Nuwer
Science journalist Rachel Nuwer spoke with PW about MDMA (better known as ecstasy or molly) as a treatment for trauma, addiction, and depression.
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A Christian Threat: PW Talks with David P. Gushee
In Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies (Eerdmans, Oct.), professor of Christian ethics David P. Gushee argues that democracies across the world are under threat from an antidemocratic movement among some Christians.
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Tongue Tied: PW Talks with Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi
Siddiqi’s 'The Centre' (Zando/Flynn) sees Pakistani translator Anisa Ellahi attending a shadowy language institute in London, where promises of quick instruction come at a gruesome, darkly comic cost.
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Drunk in Love: PW Talks with L. Dreamer
Dreamer’s Crush (self-published) pairs trans vintner Cal with widowed vineyard owner Mia.
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Q & A with Sonora Reyes
We spoke with National Book Award Finalist Sonora Reyes about their new YA novel, 'The Luis Ortega Survival Club,' "naming and shaming" abusers, and new ways of thinking about revenge.
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Hope Despite Change? PW Talks to Isabel Kershner
Veteran 'New York Times' Israel correspondent Kershner illuminates the serious domestic issues dividing that country in 'The Land of Hope and Fear: Israel's Battle for Its Inner Soul' (Knopf).
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Q & A with Ann Hood
Author Ann Hood spoke with us about her new children's book, 'Clementine,' exploring death and mourning for middle graders, and the importance of not sugar coating difficult subject matter.
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Matters of the Heart: PW Talks with Ron Rosenbaum
Journalist Rosenbaum’s 'In Defense of Love' (Doubleday, Aug.) investigates the enigmatic phenomenon and debunks theories that seek to quantify it.
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A New Housewifery: PW Talks with Jenni Nuttall
In 'Mother Tongue' (Viking, Aug.), Oxford University English professor Nuttall delves into the history of words describing women’s bodies and experiences.
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In Conversation: Lucy Ruth Cummins and Jack Wong
We asked author-illustrators Lucy Ruth Cummins and Jack Wong to discuss their new picture books celebrating the expansive and liberating pleasures of swimming.
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In My Daughter's Eyes: Four YA Authors on Writing Complex Mother-Daughter Dynamics
We spoke with the authors of four YA books about capturing complex mother-daughter relationships.
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Four Questions for Nicole Melleby
We spoke with Nicole Melleby about her new picture book, 'Sunny and Oswaldo'; younger middle-grade series The House on Sunrise Lagoon; her collaboration with A.J. Sass; and the nationwide rise in book banning.
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Four Questions for Kai Shappley
We spoke with 12-year-old Kai Shappley about her debut middle grade novel, 'Joy, to the World,' activism, and the importance of trans joy.
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ThrillerFest: PW Talks with Iris Yamashita About Her Novel 'City Under One Roof'
In screenwriter Yamashita’s whodunit, the entire population of an Alaska community lives in one building.
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ThrillerFest: PW Talks with Ana Reyes About Her Latest Novel, 'The House in the Pines'
In Reyes’s latest, a woman searches for her lost past while attempting to unmask a serial killer.
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ThrillerFest: PW Talks with T.R. Hendricks About His Latest Novel, 'The Instructor'
Hendricks, a former Army intelligence officer, introduces Derek Harrington, a retired Marine, in 'The Instructor' (Forge).
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ThrillerFest: PW Talks with Joey Hartstone About His Latest Novel, 'The Local'
In Hartstone’s 'The Local' (Doubleday), a small Texas town is the center of a patent litigation trial that turns into a murder case.



