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Humor and Engagement: PW Talks with Joanna Faber
The coauthor of 'How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen' introduces humanistic parenting to millennials.
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A Memoir About Depression 16 Years in the Making: PW Talks with Daphne Merkin
In her piercing memoir about depression, 'This Close to Happy' (FSG, Feb.), Daphne Merkin looks back and looks deep.
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Remembering Emmett Till: PW Talks with Timothy B. Tyson
In "The Blood of Emmett Till," Tyson draws on rediscovered court transcripts and an extensive interview with a key player in the tragedy to reexamine the notorious 1955 lynching that helped set off the civil rights movement.
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The Mystery of the Impossible-to-Find Mystery Novel: PW Talks with John Pugmire
Pugmire, the editor of Locked Room International, is publishing Stacey Bishop's classic impossible crime novel, 'Death in the Dark,' for the first time in the U.S. in March.
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Picking Up the Pieces: PW Talks with Georgia Hunter
Inspired by Hunter’s own quest to uncover her family history, "We Were the Lucky Ones" tells the story of a Polish Jewish family
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Secrets and Pies: PW Talks with Mark Frost
In The Secret History of Twin Peaks (Flatiron, Oct.), Mark Frost fills in some of the backstory of the cult TV series before its revival on Showtime.
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'The Political Equivalent of Enriched Uranium': PW Talks with Chris Hayes
The MSNBC host on race, justice, and his new book, 'A Colony in a Nation.'
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How Dropping Acid Helped Ayelet Waldman Overcome Depression
In her new memoir, 'A Really Good Day,' Waldman explains how small doses of drugs helped her marriage, mood, and mental health.
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Disquiet in the Yard: PW Talks with Deborah Crombie
In Crombie’s 17th series novel, 'Garden of Lamentations,' Det. Supt. Duncan Kincaid confronts disturbing official developments, while his wife, Det. Insp. Gemma Jones, investigates the murder of a nanny.
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Q&A: Garry Trudeau Talks Trump
The creator of 'Doonesbury' discusses his latest collection, 'Yuge!: 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump,' as well as the future as he sees it under the rule of Donald Trump.
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A Private Investigator for Troubled Times: PW Talks with Reed Farrel Coleman
In Coleman's 'What You Break,' Long Island hotel driver Gus Murphy, an ex-cop, struggles in the aftermath of his 20-year-old son's death.
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Befriending Heartbreak: PW Talks with Lodro Rinzler
In 'Love Hurts: Buddhist Advice for the Hearbroken,' Rinzler uses his experiences holding sessions for the broken hearted to lay out a path for coming to terms with rejection and unfufilled expectations.
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Q & A with Jim Murphy
Author of more than 30 works of nonfiction, Jim Murphy shines a light on a chapter of his own young life in his latest book, 'Revenge of the Green Banana,' due from Clarion on January 3.
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Murder in the Court: PW Talks with Tom Rosenstiel
Washington insider and nonfiction author Rosenstiel makes his fiction debut with 'Shining City,' about the nomination of a Supreme Court justice and the hunt for a serial killer.
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Q & A with Lois Ehlert
At 82, picture-book creator Lois Ehlert continues to enrich her oeuvre, which encompasses 38 titles, 28 of which she both wrote and illustrated. We spoke with Ehlert about her career steps – and about reaching this latest rung on her creative ladder.
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John Rebus Refuses to Stay Retired: PW Talks with Ian Rankin
Rankin brings Edinburgh cop John Rebus out of semi-retirement for 'Rather Be the Devil.'
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Generational Improvements: PW Talks with Nickolas Butler
In his epic and intimate new novel, 'The Hearts of Men,' Butler examines the flaws of men and women who are trying to keep their crumbling worlds from falling apart.
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There's a Reason We Don't Say Certain Things Out Loud: PW Talks with Melissa Febos
In her second book, 'Abandon Me,' Febos examines the many loves of her life—lovers as well as family—with her distinctive blend of lush language and relentless intelligence.
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Charles Johnson on the Art and Craft of Writing
The novelist, literary scholar and cartoonist Charles Johnson is the author a new book, 'The Way of the Writer: Reflections on the Art and Craft of Storytelling,' a concise compilation of his teachings on writing.
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Down and Dirty in Detroit: PW Talks with Stephen Mack Jones
Poet and playwright Jones sets his first crime novel, 'August Snow,' in a corruption-ridden Detroit.