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Betty Crocker Tears: PW Talks with Lynn Cullen
Cullen’s 'The Sisters of Summit Avenue' (Gallery, Sept.) features two competitive sisters: one is a struggling farmer, while the other works as a “Betty” writing recipes for Betty Crocker.
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Can It Happen Here? PW Talks with Peter Steiner
New Yorker cartoonist Steiner’s series launch, 'The Good Cop' (Severn, Sept.), introduces an honest Munich policeman struggling to do his job as the Nazis rise to power.
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Indirect Effects: PW Talks with Rebecca Solnit
In 'Whose Story Is This? Old Conflicts, New Chapters' (Haymarket, Sept.), progressive cultural critic Solnit examines shifting social power in the U.S.
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Getting Families Back on Track: PW Talks with Kim John Payne
In 'Being at Your Best When Your Kids Are at Their Worst' (Shambhala, Sept.), educational consultant Payne coaches parents on how to respond constructively when their kids misbehave.
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A Scary Autumn Children’s Tale: PW Talks with Søren Sveistrup
Danish screenwriter Sveistrup’s first novel, The Chestnut Man (Harper, Sept.), reveals something rotten in Denmark.
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The Trump Revolution Will Be Televised: PW Talks with James Poniewozik
In 'Audience of One' (Liveright, Sept.), New York Times television critic Poniewozik argues that “without TV, there is no Donald Trump.”
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As the Crow Survives: PW Talks with Kira Jane Buxton
Buxton’s debut, 'Hollow Kingdom' (Grand Central, Aug.), explores a posthuman future through the eyes of a cowardly crow named S.T.
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Not the Book of Mormon: PW Talks with D.A. Bartley
Bartley’s second Abish Taylor mystery, 'Death in the Covenant' (Crooked Lane, Aug.), exposes dark secrets within the Mormon church leadership.
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Don’t Let the Daily Grind You Down: PW Talks with Erin Williams
Williams’s first graphic memoir, 'Commute' (Abrams ComicArts, Oct.), is a searingly honest account of trauma, addiction, recovery, and living in public as a woman.
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A Really Bad Villain: PW Talks with Steve Cavanagh
Cavanagh’s fourth Eddie Flynn thriller, 'Thirteen' (Flatiron, Aug.), pits con man turned attorney Flynn against Joshua Kane, a serial killer who is not on trial but is on a jury.
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Q & A with Tui T. Sutherland
Author Tui T. Sutherland discusses 'The Poison Jungle,' book 13 in her Wings of Fire series, with PW and a young fan.
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Speaking Truth to Power: PW talks to Jim Acosta
In his memoir, 'The Enemy of the People,' CNN’s chief White House recounts his struggle to report on an antagonistic president.
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Bringing Toni Morrison's Life to Film: PW Talks With Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
The director of the upcoming documentary 'Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am' discusses bringing the life of the Nobel Prize–winning author to the big screen.
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The Human Level: PW Talks with Jason DeParle
In 'A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves' (Viking, Aug.), journalist DeParle follows a family from the Philippines as its members are scattered to multiple continents by economic pressure.
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Tall Histories: PW Talks with Curdella Forbes
Set in Forbes’s native Jamaica, 'A Tall History of Sugar' (Akashic, Oct.) follows Moshe Fisher and his beloved protector.
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A Time Capsule From The Greatest: PW Talks with Hana Ali
Thanks to newly discovered audio tapes and love letters by Muhammad Ali, his daughter writer Hana Ali has written a new memoir, 'At Home with Muhammad Ali: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Forgiveness,' a new and intimate portrayal the great boxer just published by Amistad Press.
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Fantasy and Reality: PW talks with Jasmine Guillory
In ‘Royal Holiday,’ the author of ‘The Proposal’ imagines a courtship between a middle-aged American woman and the private secretary to the Queen of England.
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Books and the Blues: PW Talks with Holly George-Warren
In 'Janis: Her Life and Music' (S&S, Oct.), Holly George-Warren explores the life and music of singer Janis Joplin.
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The Reward for Writing Is More Writing: PW Talks with Christine Feehan
In 'Dark Illusion' (Berkley, Sept.), an honorable immortal Carpathian warrior and his human lifemate must destroy
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The Cost of Convenience: PW Talks with Rob Hart
In 'The Warehouse' (Crown, Aug.), Hart imagines a future in which an über-Amazon company amasses a frightening amount of power over its workers and customers.
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