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In Conversation: Catherine Con Morse and Ellen Oh

| 05/16/2024 @ 04:00PM

We asked Catherine Con Morse and Ellen Oh to discuss their new YA novels and the importance of authentic Asian American representation in children's literature.
Four Questions for Michael Ruhlman

By Michael M. Jones | 05/16/2024 @ 03:00PM

PW spoke with Michael Ruhlman about his inspiration, experiences, and influences in bringing his culinary expertise to his YA debut, 'If You Can't Take the Heat.'
Meet the Judges of the BookLife Nonfiction Prize!

| 05/15/2024 @ 12:00AM
Q & A with Laurie Morrison

By Patricia J. Murphy | 05/13/2024 @ 09:00AM

PW spoke with Laurie Morrison about how her own tween years and her teaching experience influence her writing, and what her hopes are for her students and readers who are just trying to survive middle school.
A Resilient Life: PW Talks with Maria Sweeney

By Ash Holland | 05/10/2024 @ 07:00PM

Sweeney offers candid glimpses of living with a disability in her graphic memoir 'Brittle Joints' (Street Noise, June).
Don’t Be Anti-Alarmed: PW Talks with Genevieve Guenther

By Dana Snitzky | 05/10/2024 @ 07:00PM

In 'The Language of Climate Politics' (Oxford Univ., July), Guenther analyzes pro–fossil fuel narratives in mainstream climate news.
Q & A with Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Faith Schaffer

By Amanda Ramirez | 05/09/2024 @ 03:00PM

Female samurai with cell phones and wi-fi turn feudal Japan upside down in Maggie Tokuda-Hall's YA graphic novel 'The Worst Ronin,' illustrated by animator Faith Schaffer, who is making her publishing debut.
AAPI Heritage Month 2024: Q&As with Six Children's Authors on Embracing Their Culture

By Iyana Jones | 05/07/2024 @ 04:00PM

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we asked six authors to discuss their new and forthcoming books for young readers and the importance of highlighting their culture through literature.
Q & A with Pablo Cartaya

By Amanda Ramirez | 05/07/2024 @ 03:00PM

Baseball-playing middle schooler Elena navigates familial pressures and burnout in 'Curveball,' a middle grade graphic novel written by Pablo Cartaya, in his graphic novel debut.
PW Close-Up: Christen Karniski on Rowman & Littlefield at 75

| 05/06/2024 @ 07:00AM

Since 1949, Rowman & Littlefield has served as a beacon of the indie publishing world. With titles ranging from general interest to academic studies and parenting books, Rowman & Littlefield highlights authoritative, diverse voices from foremost experts in their respective fields. PW spoke with Christen Karniski, executive acquisitions editor for sports and recreation, parenting, and YA nonfiction, about the publisher’s 75th anniversary, its proven track record of success, and the books that matter to readers today. (Sponsored)
Breaking the Circle: PW Talks with Eliza Griswold

By Miriam Grossman | 05/03/2024 @ 07:00PM

In 'Circle of Hope' (FSG, Aug.), Eliza Griswold explores the forces that caused a social justice–oriented evangelical church to shutter.
All Kinds of Bodies: PW Talks with Emma Specter

By Jasmina Kelemen | 05/03/2024 @ 07:00PM

‘Vogue’ culture writer Emma Specter describes her struggles with binge eating and yo-yo dieting, and how she made peace with her body, in the debut memoir ‘More, Please.’
Money, Medicis, and Magic: PW Talks with Paolo Bacigalupi

By Lenny Picker | 05/03/2024 @ 07:00PM

With 'Navola,' the author turns from climate fiction to epic fantasy in a Renaissance Italy–inspired setting.
Q & A with Alison McGhee

By Amanda Ramirez | 05/02/2024 @ 03:00PM

Author Alison McGhee examines death and grief with a speculative twist in her upcoming middle grade novel 'Telephone of the Tree.'
Q & A with Vera Brosgol

By Amanda Ramirez | 04/30/2024 @ 03:00PM

Caldecott Honoree and Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol upends "The Little Mermaid" and sets it against a Dickensian backdrop in 'Plain Jane and the Mermaid,' her new middle grade graphic novel.
PW Close-Up: Adam Wilson on Marvel Crime

| 04/29/2024 @ 07:00AM

Executive editor at Hyperion Avenue, Adam Wilson, talked to PW about spearheading his imprint's new Marvel Crime series, why super heroes work so well in prose suspense tales, and how Lisa Jewell is the perfect author to reinvent Jessica Jones. (Sponsored)
Paradise Found: PW Talks with Olivia Laing

By Vicki Borah Bloom | 04/26/2024 @ 07:00PM

In 'The Garden Against Time' (Norton, June), Laing meditates on how gardens reveal the values of the societies that create them.
The Latest Unicorn: Scholastic Adapts Manga for the Middle Grade

By Brigid Alverson | 04/26/2024 @ 07:00PM

Manga for readers 12 and under is still a small category in the U.S., so it’s big news that Scholastic will begin publishing manga under its Graphix imprint. First up: an updated take on Osamu Tezuka’s Unico series, first published in 1976.
The Talented Mrs. Ripley: PW Talks with Lynne and Valerie Constantine

By Erica Obey | 04/26/2024 @ 07:00PM

Writing under a joint pseudonym, sisters Lynne and Val Constantine follow up their cunning bestseller 'The Last Mrs. Parrish' with 'The Next Mrs. Parrish,' in which the prior book’s wealthy manipulators face a ghost from the past.

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