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Alain Locke and The New Negro: PW Talks with Jeffrey C. Stewart

By Eugene Holley Jr. | 02/16/2022 @ 12:00AM

After winnning an NBA and a Pulitzer for his 2018 biography of Harlem Renaissance Black scholar Alain Locke, Jeffrey C. Stewart has now edited 'Alain Locke, The New Negro Aesthetic: Selected Writings', a new collection of Locke’s classic essays and reviews, out now from Penguin Classics.
'The Raw Data of Someone Else's Life': PW Talks with Amy Brady and Tajja Isen

By Liza Monroy | 02/11/2022 @ 07:00PM

The coeditors of the anthology 'The World as We Knew It' (Catapult, June) discuss their collaboration.
Comfort Books: PW Talks with Pamela Erens

By Diane Reynolds | 02/11/2022 @ 07:00PM

In 'Middlemarch and the Imperfect Life' (Ig, Apr.), novelist Erens takes a moving look at the enduring power of George Eliot’s novel.
Head of the Class: PW Talks with Tom Perrotta

By Ken Salikof | 02/11/2022 @ 07:00PM

'Tracy Flick Can’t Win' (Scribner, June), a sequel to Perrotta’s 'Election,' catches up with Perrotta’s eponymous high school overachiever in middle age.
Tinker Sailor Soldier Spy: PW Talks with J.H. Gelernter

By Lenny Picker | 02/11/2022 @ 07:00PM

Gelernter’s 'Captain Grey’s Gambit' (Norton, Apr.) takes British naval intelligence officer Thomas Grey, posing as a chess player, to Europe in an effort to smuggle a high-level aide of Napoleon to England.
Talking with Nick Petrie: Making PTSD Relatable

By Ed Nawotka | 02/11/2022 @ 12:00AM

Author Nick Petrie discusses how the pandemic influenced his seventh novel, 'The Runaway,' his latest thriller featuring Peter Ash, an Iraq war veteran with PTSD.
Q & A with Lisa McMann

By Michael M. Jones | 02/10/2022 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with Lisa McMann about her new book for young readers, 'Map of Flames,' and her propensity for writing series.
Q & A with Matthew Forsythe

By Antonia Saxon | 02/08/2022 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with author-illustrator Matthew Forsythe about solitude, ambiguity, and his new picture book, 'Mina.'
Virtual Reality: PW Talks with Mary Jo Salter

By Maya Popa | 02/04/2022 @ 07:00PM

In 'Zoom Rooms' (Knopf, Apr.), Mary Jo Salter, author of eight poetry collections and a coeditor of 'The Norton Anthology of Poetry,' contemplates isolation and the feelings that connect people to one another.
In the Wings: Travel Books 2022

By Liz Scheier | 02/04/2022 @ 07:00PM

PW asked five emerging and veteran travel writers about their inspiration, their dream projects, and how they've weathered two years of diminished travel.
The High Cost of All-Inclusive: PW Talks with Sarah Stodola

By Liz Scheier | 02/04/2022 @ 07:00PM

In 'The Last Resort' (Ecco, July), journalist Sarah Stodola explores the dark side of paradise.
The Remaking of Hong Kong: PW Talks with Louisa Lim

By William Swarts | 02/04/2022 @ 07:00PM

Lim’s 'The Indelible City' (Riverhead, Apr.) documents the fight to preserve Hong Kong’s unique identity in the face of a brutal Chinese crackdown.
The Science of Injustice: PW Talks with M. Chris Fabricant

By Lenny Picker | 02/04/2022 @ 07:00PM

In 'Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System' (Akashic, Apr.), Fabricant, the Innocence Project’s director of strategic litigation, presents the horrifying story of how Americans have been wrongfully convicted, and executed, based on “expert” testimony.
Just an Ordinary Guy: PW Talks with Eric Orner

By Rob Kirby | 02/04/2022 @ 07:00PM

Orner chronicles the life of openly gay congressman Barney Frank in 'Smahtguy: The Life and Times of Barney Frank' (Metropolitan, May).
Cover Reveal: 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

| 02/03/2022 @ 04:00PM

PW has an exclusive cover reveal and a conversation between frequent collaborators Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen on their new picture book, 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff,' the first in a collection of fractured fairy tales.
Q & A with Akwaeke Emezi

By Idris Grey | 02/03/2022 @ 03:00PM

In 'Bitter,' acclaimed Nigerian writer Akwaeke Emezi returns to the world of their National Book Award finalist YA novel 'Pet.'
Building Equitable Bookshelves: The Power of Story Author Roundtable

| 02/02/2022 @ 12:00AM

PW talks with three authors from Scholastic's Power of Story initiative about writing their very different books, capturing the voices of individual protagonists, the first time they recognized themselves in a book, and a whole lot more. (Sponsored)
Q & A with Navdeep Singh Dhillon

By Pooja Makhijani | 02/01/2022 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with Navdeep Singh Dhillon about his YA debut, 'Sunny G's Series of Rash Decisions,' fandoms, and toxic masculinity.
Body and Mind: PW Talks with Ellen Vora

By Julie Naughton | 01/28/2022 @ 07:00PM

In 'The Anatomy of Anxiety' (Harper Wave, Mar.), psychiatrist Vora examines the causes of anxiety.
Call Me by My Other Name: PW Talks with Pyae Moe Thet War

By Steph Buschardt | 01/28/2022 @ 07:00PM

In 'You’ve Changed' (Catapult, May), War reflects on her experience navigating womanhood in Myanmar and the U.S.

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