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Q & A with Maggie Nichols

By Amanda Ramirez | 01/11/2024 @ 03:00PM

Eight-time NCAA champion Maggie Nichols details her experience as the first athlete on the U.S. national gymnastics team to report the sexual abuse she endured from former sports medicine physician Larry Nassar in her debut YA memoir 'Unstoppable!'
Four Questions for Jamie Lee Curtis

By Libby Morse | 01/11/2024 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with Academy Award-winning actor Jamie Lee Curtis about her new picture book, 'Just One More Sleep,' her 13th collaboration with illustrator Laura Cornell.
The Thing You Think Is Shit Is Your Magic: PW Talks with Emily Hampshire

By Deirdre Coyle | 01/10/2024 @ 08:00AM

Actor Emily Hampshire, known for her work in such shows as ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and ‘Chapelwaite,’ discusses her graphic novel debut, ‘Amelia Aierwood, Basic Witch,’ acne-covered cryptids, brand deals, and the freedom of not knowing the rules.
Hope and Strange: PW Talks with J. Michael Straczynski

By Lenny Picker | 01/10/2024 @ 08:00AM

In 'The Glass Box,' the prolific J. Michael Straczynski, creator of 'Babylon 5,' explores a too-plausible future for the U.S. He spoke with PW about his new novel and his other contributions to popular culture.
Four Questions for Carolina Ixta

By Amanda Ramirez | 01/09/2024 @ 03:00PM

Carolina Ixta's YA debut Shut Up, This Is Serious tackles complex issues surrounding abuse, intergenerational trauma, mental health, racism, sex work, and teen pregnancy through the lens of the teen daughter of Mexican immigrants.
Spit Happens: PW Talks with Liana Finck

By Pooja Makhijani | 01/05/2024 @ 07:00PM

‘New Yorker’ contributor Liana Finck chronicles her pregnancy and early days of motherhood in the graphic memoir ‘How to Baby.’
Flying Solo, Together: PW Talks with Ruby Russell

by Pooja Makhijani | 01/05/2024 @ 07:00PM

In ‘Doing It All,’ journalist Ruby Russell explores the idea of single motherhood as a means of social change.
Behind the Blue Wall: PW Talks with Samantha J. Simon

By Marc Greenawalt | 01/05/2024 @ 07:00PM

In 'Before the Badge' (New York Univ., Mar.), sociologist Simon documents observing and participating in four police training academies.
Monster Mash: PW Talks with Lindsay Starck

By Shannon Lechon | 01/05/2024 @ 07:00PM

Two middle school girls are driven to murder by the Kingman, their favorite creepypasta character, in 'Starck’s Monsters We Have Made' (Vintage, Mar.).
Q & A with Mia Armstrong

By Shannon Maughan | 01/04/2024 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with 12-year-old Mia Armstrong, who is an actor, model, Down syndrome activist, and middle school student, about her picture book debut, 'I Am a Masterpiece!'
Fall 2023 Flying Starts: Page Powars

By Amanda Ramirez | 12/15/2023 @ 07:00PM

Page Powars says he was “creating a model of how I wished my life could be” in his debut novel, 'The Borrow a Boyfriend Club,' an affirming queer romance starring a transgender 16-year-old.
Fall 2023 Flying Starts: Linda Cheng

By Joanne O’Sullivan | 12/15/2023 @ 07:00PM

After immigrating to Canada from Taiwan in the seventh grade, Linda Cheng spent much of her time working on her English by reading R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps series, an experience that helped inspire her debut YA horror tale, 'Gorgeous Gruesome Faces.'
Fall 2023 Flying Starts: Angela Montoya

By Iyana Jones | 12/15/2023 @ 07:00PM

Having grown up surrounded by poets and writers, Angela Montoya has entered the family trade with her teen fantasy debut, 'Sinner’s Isle,' about a powerful witch fighting for liberation.
Fall 2023 Flying Starts: Joelle Wellington

By Erika Hardison | 12/15/2023 @ 07:00PM

Copywriter-turned-author Joelle Wellington explores societal fears tinged with racism in her debut novel, the campy, dark, contemporary YA horror-thriller 'Their Vicious Games.'
Winged Wisdom: PW Talks with Trish O’Kane

By Michael Zimmerman | 12/15/2023 @ 07:00PM

In 'Birding to Change the World' (Ecco, Feb.), University of Vermont ornithologist O’Kane reflects on birding and instilling a love of nature in her students.
Across the Aisle: PW Talks with Charles Duhigg

By Ben Linder | 12/15/2023 @ 07:00PM

In 'Supercommunicators' (Random House, Feb.), Duhigg breaks down the roadblocks to productive dialogue and the skills needed to surmount them.
Q & A with Kate Weston

By Amanda Ramirez | 12/14/2023 @ 03:00PM

Kate Weston talked about her new YA novel 'Diary of a Confused Feminist,' her relationship with feminism, and how her comedy and her writing helped her process teenage trauma.
In Conversation: Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome

| 12/12/2023 @ 04:00PM

We asked married collaborators Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome to interview each other about their new picture book, 'Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis,' their creative approaches, and their evolving connections to history.
Four Questions for Julie Abe

By Amanda Ramirez | 12/12/2023 @ 03:00PM

Julie Abe spoke with PW about how writing 'Our Cursed Love' helped her feel closer to her family, the differences and similarities between her YA and middle grade works, and her love of all things magical.
Q & A with Kerry O'Malley Cerra

By Patricia J. Murphy | 12/11/2023 @ 09:00AM

We spoke with novelist and former teacher Kerry O'Malley Cerra about how her hearing loss has impacted her life and writing, and her commitment to creating stories that depict deaf characters in a multitude of ways.

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