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By Force of Habit: PW Talks with B.J. Fogg
In 'Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything' (HMH, Dec.), Fogg, founder and director of the Behavior Design Lab at Stanford, explores ways that small changes can lead to personal transformation.
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How to Talk to Boys About Sex: PW Talks with Peggy Orenstein
'Girls & Sex' author Orenstein shares her take on the sex lives of young American males in 'Boys & Sex' (Harper, Jan.).
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Ashley Bryan Offers 'Infinite Hope'
Ashley Bryan, Newbery Honoree and creator of more than 50 children's books, speaks with us about his new memoir, which relates his experience as a soldier of color in WWII.
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Q & A with Eoin Colfer
We spoke with Eoin Colfer about his return to the science fiction/fantasy world of his Artemis Fowl series in 'The Fowl Twins.'
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What’s Beautiful About the Essay: PW Talks with Jordan Kisner
In the essay collection 'Thin Places,' (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Mar.), debut author Kisner explores modern American culture.
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Always the Outsider: PW Talks with S.J. Parris
Italian philosopher Giordano Bruno (1548–1600) investigates an impossible murder in Parris’s 'Treachery', (Pegasus Crime, Dec.).
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Q & A with Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal
We spoke with debut children's author Maillard and Pura Belpré Award winner and Caldecott Honoree Martinez-Neal about their new picture book, 'Fry Bread,' which explores Native American culture and history.
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Miami Book Fair 2019: Gioconda Belli Dreams of a Better Nicaragua
The author, poet, and former Sandinista reflects on her country, her revolution, and the state of the world.
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Miami Book Fair 2019: Arturo Pérez-Reverte Writes the Past to Understand the Present
Bestselling author Pérez-Reverte discusses his new novel, adapting his work for television, and why you should read his books, not his author interviews.
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Miami Book Fair 2019: A Man with a Mission
Bestselling author Nathan Englander opens up about religion, the creepiness of Instagram, and why it doesn’t make any sense to be a writer.
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Self-Help Test Kitchen: PW talks with Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer
In ‘How to Be Fine,’ the podcasters share lessoned learned from 50 self-help guides.(Morrow, Mar. 2020).
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Miami Book Fair 2019: The Private Life of Debbie Harry
Debbie Harry shot to international stardom in the late 1970s as the lead singer of the new wave band Blondie. Now, at age 74, Harry has produced a candid, harrowing, and humorous memoir, 'Face It,' that looks back at her eventful life.
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A Diminishing Era: PW Talks with Gareth Russell
In 'The Ship of Dreams' (Atria, Dec.), historian Russell illuminates the Edwardian world and the tragedy of the 'Titanic.'
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Particular Intimacy: PW Talks with Sue Rainsford
In Rainsford’s 'Follow Me to Ground' (Scriber, Oct.), a supernatural healer named Ada falls in love with a human.
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More Joy of Cooking: PW Talks with John Becker
John Becker, coauthor with wife Megan Scott, updates his great-grandmother Irma S. Rombauer’s 1931 classic 'Joy of Cooking' (Scribner, Nov.).
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Dystopian Consent: PW Talks with K.M. Szpara
In Szpara’s debut, 'Docile' (Tor.com, Mar.), desperate debtors sell themselves as submissives to the ultrarich.
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Wolfe in the Fold; PW Talks with Jeff Lindsay
In 'Just Watch Me' (Dutton, Dec.), Dexter creator Lindsay introduces a new antihero: master thief Riley Wolfe.
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Q & A with Julie Murphy
Julie Murphy spoke with PW about shifting from YA to middle grade in her new novel, 'Dear Sweet Pea.'
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Q & A with Eliza Wheeler
Eliza Wheeler, whose debut picture book, 2013's 'Miss Maple's Seeds,' has sold more than one million copies, found the inspiration for her second solo book very close to home.
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Different Isn’t a Threat: PW Talks with Nnedi Okorafor
Okorafor’s first graphic novel, ‘LaGuardia,’ stems from an incident at the real-life airport of the same name.