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Four Questions for Torrey Maldonado

By Patricia J. Murphy | 01/12/2026 @ 09:00AM

Veteran middle school history teacher and acclaimed middle grade novelist Torrey Maldonado spoke with PW about his highly personal picture book debut, 'Just Right.'
Are You There, Judy?: PW Talks with Mark Oppenheimer

By Jon Jeffryes | 01/09/2026 @ 07:00PM

In ‘Judy Blume: A Life’ (Putnam, Mar.), the biographer traces the life of an author whose candid novels about puberty, divorce, and other topics revolutionized literature for young people.
A Not-so-Wicked Stepmother: PW Talks with Rachel Hochhauser

By Suzanne Fox | 01/09/2026 @ 07:00PM

The author’s ‘Lady Tremaine’ (St. Martin’s, Mar.) offers a fresh take on Cinderella’s supposedly evil stepmother.
In Conversation: Kenan Thompson and Bryan Tucker

| 01/08/2026 @ 04:00PM

Emmy Award-winning actor and comedian Kenan Thompson and his colleague at 'SNL,' writer Bryan Tucker, discuss the collaborative process behind their picture book debut, ‘Unfunny Bunny.’
Q & A with Kadir Nelson

By Reggie Blanding | 01/08/2026 @ 03:00PM

Acclaimed author and artist Kadir Nelson continues to build on his already storied career with his latest book, 'Basket Ball: The Story of the All-American Game,' a 112-page companion to 2008’s 'We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball.'
Four Questions for Roshani Chokshi

By Iyana Jones | 01/06/2026 @ 03:00PM

Roshani Chokshi, the author of the Touched Queen duology and the Gilded Wolves trilogy, returns to the YA scene following her adult debut with her new romantasy, 'The Swan’s Daughter.'
Four Questions for Emily Winfield Martin

By Emma Kantor | 12/16/2025 @ 03:00PM

In time for the 10th anniversary of her bestselling picture book 'The Wonderful Things You Will Be,' author-illustrator Emily Winfield Martin spoke with us about her creative process and the conscious and unconscious influences behind her forthcoming picture book, 'The Wildest Thing.'
Outside Looking In: PW Talks with Laurence Glasco

by Suzanne Shablovsky | 12/12/2025 @ 07:00PM

In ‘August Wilson’s American Century: Life as Art’ (Univ. of Pittsburgh, Feb.), the historian unpacks the complex relationship between the playwright and his native Pittsburgh.
Kiss of Death: PW Talks with Shailee Thompson

by Oliver Lindblom | 12/12/2025 @ 07:00PM

A speed dating event becomes a blood bath in the debut author’s horror rom-com hybrid, How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates (Gallery, Feb.).
Q & A with Katie Bernet

By Amanda Ramirez | 12/11/2025 @ 03:00PM

Debut author Katie Bernet puts a modern murder mystery spin on Louisa May Alcott’s 'Little Women' in her YA novel 'Beth Is Dead,' the first release in a two-book deal with new S&S imprint Sarah Barley Books.
Four Questions for Jonathan Haidt and Catherine Price

By Costa Beavin Pappas | 12/08/2025 @ 09:00AM

Author and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt teamed up with science journalist Catherine Price to speak directly to tweens in 'The Amazing Generation: A Guide to Freedom and Fun in a Screen-Filled World,' drawing on Haidt’s adult bestseller 'The Anxious Generation.'
‘It Takes a Really Long Time to Get Over Things’: PW Talks with Claire Oshetsky

by Sara Davis | 12/05/2025 @ 07:00PM

‘Evil Genius’ (Ecco, Feb.), the novelist’s propulsive latest, chronicles a young woman’s awakening to the destructive forces of her own desire.
Mommie Dearest: PW Talks with EJ Dickson

by Sarah O’Connor | 12/05/2025 @ 07:00PM

In ‘One Bad Mother’ (Simon Element, Feb.), the ‘New York’ magazine writer examines “bad mom” archetypes in pop culture, from stage moms and momfluencers to trad wives and MILFs.
Q & A with Chanel Miller

By Martha Schulman | 12/02/2025 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with Newbery Honor-winning author and adult memoirist Chanel Miller about her new middle grade book, 'The Moon Without Stars,' and helping kids learn how to seek help.
How Do You Get Rid of a Political Woman?: PW Talks with Shelley Puhak

by Emily Colucci | 11/28/2025 @ 07:00PM

The author argues in ‘The Blood Countess’ (Bloomsbury, Feb.) that notorious 17th-century Hungarian noblewoman Elizabeth Bathory was wrongly accused of killing 650 women and girls.
Killer Comedy: PW Talks with Fergus Craig

by Patricia Guy | 11/28/2025 @ 07:00PM

The British actor and comedian’s ‘I’m Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home’ (Berkley, Jan.) finds a geriatric serial killer accused of a fresh slaying.
A Psychological Setback: PW Talks with Noam Scheiber

By Liz Scheier | 11/28/2025 @ 07:00PM

In Mutiny (FSG, Apr. 2026), the journalist discusses the economic shifts that undermined the prospects of a generation.
We’ve Created Two Americas: PW Talks with Arindrajit Dube

By Liz Scheier | 11/28/2025 @ 07:00PM

In The Wage Standard (Dutton, Mar. 2026), the University of Massachusetts Amherst economics professor probes the gulf between American productivity and American wages.
Beyond the Book: Jeremy Wagner's 'Wretch'

| 11/24/2025 @ 07:00AM

Novelist. Musician. Publisher. Producer. For Jeremy Wagner, there’s little he’s not interested in or hasn’t done. With his new novel 'Wretch' (Dead Sky Publishing) publishing in January 2026, PW spoke with this modern-day Renaissance man about the appeal of splattercore fiction, working in multiple genres, and why writing lyrics is harder than writing prose. (Sponsored)
Life Imitating Art: PW Talks with Tim Weil

by Jon Jeffryes | 11/21/2025 @ 07:00PM

In ‘Making Rent’ (Apollo, Jan.), the musical director recounts shaping the production from its early days through the unexpected death of creator Jonathan Larson and beyond.

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