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Race Through Space: PW Talks with R.T. Ester
After killing the most powerful man in the galaxy, outlaw V-Dot goes on the run on a sentient spaceship in the debut author’s ‘The Ganymedan’ (Solaris, Nov.).
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Flying High: PW Talks with Jessica Case
The publisher of Pegasus Books, who is married to founder Claiborne Hancock, explains how the press has grown from a nonfiction and crime hub to a jack-of-all-trades hitmaker.
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Q & A with Kelly Starling Lyons
We spoke with Kelly Starling Lyons—author, diversity advocate, and one of the founding members of the Brown Bookshelf—about why she’s passionate about increasing access to diverse titles for all children.
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In Conversation: Jodi Meadows and Susan Metallo
The protagonists of YA author Susan Metallo’s latest YA book 'Reasons to Hate Me' and Jodi Meadows’s middle grade novel 'Confessions from the Group Chat' have found themselves on the outs with their friends, a pivotal turning point in girlhood.
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Q & A with Khadijah VanBrakle
Khadijah VanBrakle discussed her new YA novel, ‘My Perfect Family,’ Black American Muslim intersectionality, and how her experience as a mother influences her writing.
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Four Questions for Angeline Boulley
Angeline Boulley spoke about her new YA thriller, ‘Sisters in the Wind,’ her legal research on the foster care system, and the importance of family to the Indigenous community.
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Publishing’s Culture Wars: PW Talks to Adam Szetela
The author of That Book Is Dangerous: How Moral Panic, Social Media, and the Culture Wars Are Remaking Publishing (MIT Press) argues that often well-intentioned left-wing efforts to diversify publishing has led to self-censorship throughout the industry.
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Feats of Clay: PW Talks with Clay Stafford
The founder of Killer Nashville looks back at 20 years of connecting and educating writers in the action, mystery, romance, suspense, and thriller spaces.
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Zombie Ants and Trumpets of Death: PW Talks with Maria Pinto
In Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless (Univ. of North Carolina, Oct.), the naturalist and forager combines memoir, reporting, and nature.
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Into the Unknown: PW Talks with Adam Johnson
With The Wayfinder (MCD, Oct.), the Pulitzer-winning novelist melds mythology and Tongan history into a quest narrative.
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Foodie Fatigue: PW Talks with Ruby Tandoh
In All Consuming, the food writer and The Great British Bake Off finalist traces how culinary tastes and trends have been shaped by economics, legal regulations, demographics, and more.
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In Conversation: Karina Yan Glaser and Anne Hoppe
Karina Yan Glaser and her editor, Anne Hoppe, discuss their collaboration on Yan Glaser's new middle grade novel, 'The Nine Moons of Han Yu,' which is infused with their shared love of Chinese history and art.
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Q & A with Raegan Revord
Actor, producer, and book club creator Raegan Revord is best known for their role on 'Young Sheldon' as the beloved Missy Cooper. At just 14, Revord signed a two-book deal, and the now 17-year-old child star is releasing their debut YA novel, 'Rules for Fake Girlfriends.'
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Four Questions for Ingrid Law
Ten years after the release of her middle grade novel Switch, Newbery Honor winner Ingrid Law returns to the children’s lit scene with a picture book debut of the bedtime variety.
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Why Oral History Matters: PW Talks with Garrett M. Graff
The bestselling Pulitzer finalist discusses 'The Devil Reached Toward the Sky,' his oral history of the atomic bomb, which arrives on the 80th anniversary of the weapon's use on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Freedom Fighting and History Writing: PW Talks with Rob Edwards
In his new graphic novel, Defiant (Legion M/Stranger, out now), the Captain America: Brave New World screenwriter tells the little-known story of Robert Smalls, who escaped slavery in 1862 and went on to become a U.S. Congressman.
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Four Questions for A.J. Wood
Veteran children’s book publisher and author A.J. Wood, creator of the bestselling Ologies series, turns her attention to the mysterious side of science with 'The Wizard’s Guide to Magical Experiments.'
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Beyond the Book: 'New York Times' Bestselling Author Kathleen Norris Is Back with a 'Miracle' Memoir
'New York Times' bestselling author Kathleen Norris pens a deeply personal memoir centered on her relationship with her sister, Becky, who was born with a disability. Norris explores the myriad ways God works in our lives and reflects on how Becky's spirit and resilience illuminate the hidden power of faith, family, and love. (Sponsored)
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All in This Together: PW Talks with Lev A.C. Rosen
In the 1950s-set novel ‘Mirage City’ (Minotaur, Oct.), queer San Francisco PI Evander Mills returns home to L.A. for a hardboiled adventure involving motorcycle gangs and the Mattachine Society.
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No Holds Barred: PW Talks with OverDrive’s Ryan Fish
The head of product at OverDrive, the digital distribution company behind Libby and Sora, lays out the topics sure to keep librarians talking at its Digipalooza conference, which comes to Cleveland August 12–14.



