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Four Questions for Elizabeth Rusch
Elizabeth Rusch spotlights young activists in her new book, 'The 21: The True Story of the Youth Who Sued the U.S. Government Over Climate Change.'
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Q & A with Deborah Hopkinson
This fall, prolific children's author Deborah Hopkinson launches five new books, including an Elizabethan spy novel, a fractured “Cinderella” tale, a picture book inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and two chapter books in a new series about a ship's cat.
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A Very Fine Line: PW Talks with Zahra Hankir
In 'Eyeliner' (Penguin, Nov.), journalist Hankir traces the cultural history of the cosmetic.
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A Web of History: PW Talks with E.J. Koh
In 'The Liberators' (Tin House, Nov.), Koh follows a Korean couple through an arranged marriage, a South Korean dictatorship, and immigration to the U.S.
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The Red and the Orange: PW Talks with Edel Rodriguez
Rodriguez’s debut graphic memoir, 'Worm' (Metropolitan, Nov.), interweaves his anti-Trump political art with the story of his family’s exodus from Cuba in the 1980s.
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In Conversation: Janet Tashjian and Jake Tashjian
We asked the mother-son duo to discuss their collaborative process and representing neurodiverse characters with authenticity in their new book, 'Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective.'
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Q & A with A.S. King
A.S. King's upcoming anthology, 'The Collectors,' gathers a diverse group of authors to ruminate on the topics of collections, collectors, and the unique drive to collect; we spoke with King about the process of choosing her contributors, subverting storytelling expectations, and the value of weirdness.
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Q & A with Karina Yan Glaser
Karina Yan Glaser spoke with us about her childhood dream of living in New York City, the importance of a supportive community, and how it feels to say goodbye to her Vanderbeekers series.
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Q & A with Michelle Cuevas
In Michelle Cuevas's fantastical middle grade novel, 'The Dreamatics,' a mythical theater troupe performs dreams for a sleeping child each night until tragedy strikes in the real world, prompting her dreamscape—and the Dreamatics' theater space—to undergo a drastic change.
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In Conversation: Angela and Tony DiTerlizzi
We asked the couple to discuss their first picture book collaboration, 'A Very Cranky Book,' and the importance of humor in their life and work.
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Melding Mind and Matter: PW Talks with George Musser
In 'Putting Ourselves Back in the Equation' (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Nov.), Musser reports on the work of physicists trying to explain human consciousness.
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Calamity Jane in Space: PW Talks with Constance Fay
Fay debuts with 'Calamity' (Bramble, Nov.), an enemies-to-lovers romance set aboard a scrappy scouting ship in space.
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In Conversation: Aliki Brandenberg and Stephen Savage
Author-illustrator Aliki, 94 and still hard at work, sat down for a conversation with picture book creator Stephen Savage.
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How 'Stamped from the Beginning' Became a Graphic History
The latest iteration of Ibram X. Kendi's much-adapted, National Book Award–winning 'Stamped from the Beginning' is a graphic history adapted and illustrated by Joel Christian Gill. We spoke with them both about adaptations, book bans, and whether an anti-racist America might be possible.
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Bohemian Rhapsody: PW Talks with Anne Eekhout
In 'Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein' (HarperVia, Oct.), Anne Eekhout considers the complicated background of a horror legend.
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High Marks: PW Talks with Lauren Nossett
Nossett follows up 'The Resemblance' with 'The Professor' (Flatiron, Nov.), a campus thriller that sees sleuth Marlitt Kaplan investigating a student’s apparent suicide.
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What’s God Got to Do with It?: PW Talks with Ralph H. Craig III
In 'Dancing in My Dreams' (Eerdmans, Nov.), Craig, a lecturer of religion at Dartmouth, traces Tina Turner’s spiritual path, from her Baptist roots to her embrace of Buddhism.
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A Wild Playground: PW talks with Eskor David Johnson
The protagonist of Eskor David Johnson’s debut novel, 'Pay as You Go' (McSweeney’s, Oct.), is a barber seeking a suitable place to live in an off-kilter version of New York City whose unruly denizens have other plans for the young man.
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The Grande Dame of Harlem: PW Talks with Tanisha Ford
In 'Our Secret Society' (Amistad, Oct.), historian Ford profiles civil rights fund-raiser and socialite Mollie Moon.
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Reincarnation: PW Talks with Amy Kurzweil
'New Yorker' cartoonist Kurzweil’s graphic memoir 'Artificial' (Catapult, Oct.) documents how her father, futurist Ray Kurzweil, programmed an AI chatbot to “resurrect” her grandfather.