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Surviving in Texas: PW Talks with Julia Heaberlin
Heaberlin’s crime novel 'We Are All the Same in the Dark' (Ballantine, Aug.) features a young female deputy who has lost a leg and a teenage girl who’s missing an eye.
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In Conversation: Aminah Mae Safi and April Poole
We asked 'This Is All Your Fault' author Aminah Mae Safi and bookseller April Poole to interview each other about YA stories of female friendship, and their love and support of independent bookstores, particularly during the era of Covid-19.
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Four Questions for Joan Bauer
We spoke with author Joan Bauer about her latest novel, 'Raising Lumie,' which tells the story of a girl who trains a puppy to become a guide dog.
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Garza, Jackson Address #BlackLivesMatter in One World Video Chat
One World editor-in-chief Chris Jackson held a virtual public conversation on June 4 with social activist Alicia Garza, cofounder of the Black Lives Matter movement, and author of 'The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart,' which will be published by One World in October.
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What If?: PW Talks with Charles Rosenberg
In Rosenberg’s 'The Day Lincoln Lost' (Hanover Square, Aug.), President James Buchanan concocts a scheme to prevent Lincoln’s election in 1860.
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Red Riding Hood Redux: PW Talks with S.L. Huang
In 'Huang’s Burning Roses' (Tor.com, Sept.) Little Red Riding Hood, recast as a riflewoman, teams up with Hou Yi, an archer from Chinese mythology.
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A River Runs Through It: PW Talks with Kerri Arsenault
In 'Mill Town' (St. Martin’s, Sept.), Arsenault chronicles the changing fortunes of her environmentally imperiled hometown of Mexico, Maine.
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Four Questions for Soman Chainani
After nearly a decade immersed in the world of the School for Good and Evil, Soman Chainani is bringing his six-book series to an end in 'One True King.'
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Her Struggle: PW Talks with Kim Adrian
In 'Dear Knausgaard' (Fiction Advocate, Aug.), Adrian addresses Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard and takes on misogyny in literary culture.
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Eyes Wide Open: PW Talks with Iris Martin Cohen
In 'Last Call on Decatur Street' (Park Row, Aug.), a New Orleans burlesque dancer longs for her estranged best friend on the Mardi Gras holiday Twelfth Night.
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Call of the Wilde: PW Talks with Philip Purser-Hallard
In Purser-Hallard’s 'Sherlock Holmes: The Spider’s Web' (Titan, Aug.), characters created by Oscar Wilde take part in a tale of murder and blackmail.
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Reframing Genesis: Spotlight on Sharon Chmielarz
A work of poetry inspired by the Book of Genesis looks to explore ancient stories in new ways. (Sponsored)
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Who Killed Hammarskjöld?: PW Talks with Ravi Somaiya
In 'The Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld' (Twelve, July.), journalist Somaiya probes the diplomat’s death in a 1961 plane crash in Africa.
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The Woman Who Played Hamlet: PW Talks with Tana Wojczuk
In 'Lady Romeo' (Avid Reader, July.), Guernica editor Wojczuk spotlights 19th-century actor Charlotte Cushman.
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Q & A with Zoraida Córdova
Zoraida Córdova spoke with us about her first foray into middle grade fiction, 'The Way to Rio Luna,' and writing about themes of isolation, hope, and family.
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Deconstructing Privilege: PW Talks with Khyati Y. Joshi
Joshi, professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University, digs into disadvantages experienced by American religious minorities in 'White Christian Privilege' (New York Univ., July.).
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Burning Down the House: PW Talks with Nick Flynn
In 'This Is the Night Our House Will Catch Fire', (Norton, Aug.), poet Flynn reflects on his dysfunctional family and its effects on his life.
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Revenge Served Hot and Cold: PW Talks with Camilla Läckberg
Faye, a humiliated and belittled wife from Fjällbacka, Sweden, executes racy revenge on her unfaithful husband in Läckberg’s The Golden Cage (Knopf, July).
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Q & A with Andrew Eliopulos
Author and executive editor at HarperCollins Andrew Eliopulos spoke with PW about magic in queer stories and his debut YA novel, 'The Fascinators.'
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Getting to Happy: PW Talks with Avi Steinberg
In 'The Happily Ever After' (Doubleday, Aug.), Steinberg recounts becoming both a fan and a writer of romance novels.



