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Q & A with Nikki Shannon Smith

By Patricia J. Murphy | 03/24/2023 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with teacher and author Nikki Shannon Smith Smith about finding her voice, how her teaching and writing influence each other, and what fuels her writing for children of color, and all children.
In Conversation: Joy Harjo and Michaela Goade

| 03/23/2023 @ 04:00PM

We asked former U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo and Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade to discuss their collaboration on 'Remember,' a picture book adaptation of Harjo's poem of the same name.
Q & A with April Henry

By Costa B. Pappas | 03/21/2023 @ 03:00PM

April Henry spoke with PW about her new YA mystery, 'Girl Forgotten,' the ethical dilemma of telling crime stories, and the perfect victim myth.
Who Are You Feeding?: PW Talks with Natasha Pickowicz

By Pooja Makhijani | 03/17/2023 @ 06:00PM

In 'More Than Cake' (Artisan, Apr.), the James Beard Award–winning pastry chef showcases her distinctive aesthetic and her commitment to social justice.
Identity and Intergenerational Trauma: PW Talks with Tasha Jun

By Miriam Grossman | 03/17/2023 @ 06:00PM

Jun navigates her faith, heritage, and family in her memoir 'Tell Me the Dream Again' (Tyndale Momentum, May).
Paths to a Tragedy: PW Talks with Lisa Belkin

By Lenny Picker | 03/17/2023 @ 06:00PM

In 'Genealogy of a Murder' (Norton, May), journalist Belkin retraces the choices and chances that culminated in the 1960 murder of a Connecticut cop.
Q & A with Dan Nott

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 03/16/2023 @ 03:00PM

In 'Hidden Systems,' comics creator Dan Nott looks under the ground and behind cinderblock walls to detect the wires behind our wi-fi and the pipes connecting our plumbing.
In Conversation: Linda Sue Park and Ellen Oh

| 03/14/2023 @ 04:00PM

We asked Linda Sue Park, Newbery Medalist and founder of the new Allida imprint, and Ellen Oh, co-founder of We Need Diverse Books, to discuss the impetus behind Allida and their work on its inaugural title.
Four Questions for Matt Tavares

By Cheryl E. Klein | 03/14/2023 @ 03:00PM

Matt Tavares's first middle-grade graphic novel, 'Hoops,' fictionalizes the real-life story of Judi Warren and the 1976 Warsaw High School girls' basketball team, which fought for gender equality as well as the state championship.
‘No One Gives a Sh*t About Chickens’: PW Talks with Barbara Butcher

By Liz Scheier | 03/10/2023 @ 07:00PM

The author of 'What the Dead Know' (Simon & Schuster, June) discusses her two-plus decades as a death investigator with the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Just Past Calcutta: PW Talks with Nilima Rao

By Liz Scheier | 03/10/2023 @ 07:00PM

Debut novelist Nilima Rao explores colonization, identity, and the case of a missing indentured servant in 'A Disappearance in Fiji' (Soho Crime, June).
For the Good of All: PW Talks with Kristen Ghodsee

By Tara Saunders | 03/10/2023 @ 07:00PM

In 'Everyday Utopia' (Simon & Schuster, May), Ghodsee surveys the history of utopian experiments and calls for a renewed commitment to envisioning a better world.
Q & A with Jade Adia

By Iyana Jones | 03/08/2023 @ 11:00AM

We spoke with Jade Adia about her highly anticipated YA debut 'There Goes the Neighborhood,' which sold to Disney-Hyperion in a six-figure, seven-house auction.
A Bard by Any Other Name: PW Talks with Elizabeth Winkler

By Jon N. Jeffryes | 03/03/2023 @ 07:00PM

In 'Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies' (Simon & Schuster, May), journalist Winkler surveys the debate around who wrote the plays and poems attributed to William Shakespeare.
A Ballad for Unsung Heroes: PW Talks with Luis Alberto Urrea

By Colleen White | 03/03/2023 @ 07:00PM

Urrea draws on his family history for 'Good Night, Irene' (Little, Brown, May), about the women of the American Red Cross’s Clubmobile service in WWII.
Big Screen, Bigger Dreams: PW Talks with Sammy Harkham

By Chris Burkhalter | 03/03/2023 @ 07:00PM

A struggling 1970s filmmaker stars in Harkham’s 'Blood of the Virgin' (Pantheon, May), an expansive tale of ambition and the immigrant experience.
In Conversation: Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey

| 03/02/2023 @ 04:00PM

We asked brothers and frequent collaborators Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey to discuss their creative process and the autobiographical elements in their new book, 'Heroes by a Hair,' kicking off their first series.
Augusten Burroughs Writes His First Picture Book

By Libby Morse | 03/02/2023 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with author and memoirist Augusten Burroughs about his picture book debut, 'My Little Thief,' inspired by a true story that went viral.
Snapshots of Black Life: 'PW' Talks with Renata Cherlise

By Diane Patrick | 03/01/2023 @ 12:00AM

'Black Archives: A Photographic Celebration of Black Life' by Renata Cherlise is a vivid celebration of the informal snapshot and the Black family photo album. The book is published by Ten Speed Press.
Q & A with Chrystal D. Giles

By Erika Hardison | 02/28/2023 @ 03:00PM

In Chrystal D. Giles's second middle grade novel, 'Not an Easy Win,' Lawrence, a newly transferred student struggles with adapting with being uprooted from Charlotte, N.C.; we spoke with Giles about capturing Black Southern experiences.

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