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Ghost in the Machine: PW talks with Erika Swyler
A scientist creates an android to assist her with organ transplants in Erika Swyler’s dystopian 'We Lived on the Horizon' (Atria, Jan.).
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A Library of One’s Own: PW Talks with Andrew Hui
In 'The Study' (Princeton Univ., Dec.), Andrew Hui, a humanities professor at Singapore’s Yale-NUS College, chronicles the emergence of the personal library.
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Four Questions for Jill Tew
Can the chase for productivity ever go too far? Afronauts podcast host and debut author Jill Tew explores an inescapable work culture in her dystopian sci-fi debut 'The Dividing Sky'. We spoke with Tew about becoming the first Black sci-fi author to be published under the Joy Revolution imprint, and about exploring the pressures of productivity.
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Try a Little Tenderness: PW Talks with Jason Reynolds
We spoke with Jason Reynolds, former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and a 2024 recipient of the MacArthur Foundation fellowship, about his latest YA novel, 'Twenty-Four Seconds from Now…,' and the importance of centering tenderness in romance for young people.
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Four Questions for Robin Benway
Robin Benway, author of the National Book Award-winning YA novel Far from the Tree, makes her first foray into middle grade with 'The Girls of Skylark Lane'.
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In Conversation: Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall
We asked friends and close collaborators Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall about their new series for early readers, Stella & Marigold, and honoring the way young people see and imagine the world.
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'We’re All Mad Here': PW Talks with Kate McKinnon
We spoke with comedian and character actor Kate McKinnon about her middle grade debut, 'The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science,' and words of wisdom for young weirdos.
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Q & A with Lynn Painter
Lynn Painter’s 2021 YA debut 'Better Than the Movies' can be spotted in any bookstore’s #BookTok display, and the rom-com writer returns to Wes and Liz’s love story in this season’s 'Nothing Like the Movies'.
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Q & A with Hanna Alkaf
'The Weight of Our Sky' and 'Queen of the Tiles' author Hanna Alkaf crafts a dark love letter to her mission school days in YA supernatural thriller 'The Hysterical Girls of St. Bernadette’s.'
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In Conversation: Brandon Sanderson and Kazu Kibuishi
The Hugo Award–winning fantasy author and creator of the bestselling Amulet graphic novel series discuss their collaborative picture book debut.
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