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In Conversation: Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long

| 08/24/2023 @ 04:00PM

We asked Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long, co-authors of 'More Than a Dream,' to discuss their research into the momentous March on Washington in 1963, and the importance of recognizing echoes of the past in contemporary events.
Q & A with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

By Yasmin Belkhyr | 08/24/2023 @ 03:00PM

With her forthcoming publication, 'Mama's Sleeping Scarf,' award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie delves into a new category: children's books.
Four Questions for Patricia C. Wrede

By Michael M. Jones | 08/24/2023 @ 03:00PM

In 'The Dark Lord's Daughter,' Patricia C. Wrede's first new release in 10 years, 14-year-old Kayla Jones discovers that the biological father she never knew was the dreaded, now deceased, Dark Lord of a magical realm—and she's expected to follow in his footsteps.
Immortal Truths: PW Talks with Saskia Hamilton

By Maya Popa | 08/18/2023 @ 07:00PM

In 'All Souls' (Graywolf, Oct.), Hamilton, who died in June, illuminates love, fear, memory, and art in poems and lyric fragments.
A Better World: PW Talks with Gabriel Bump

By Marian Perales | 08/18/2023 @ 07:00PM

In Bump’s 'The New Naturals' (Algonquin, Nov.), a pair of Black academics fleeing campus racism form an underground utopian commune in Western Massachusetts.
Waterworld: PW Talks with Helen Czerski

By Lenny Picker | 08/18/2023 @ 07:00PM

In 'The Blue Machine' (Norton, Oct.), oceanographer Czerski surveys the biology and physics of the global ocean.
Q & A with Breena Bard

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 08/17/2023 @ 05:00PM

In her timely middle-grade graphic novel 'Wildfire,' Breena Bard introduces an eighth-grader, Julianna, whose family is displaced to urban Portland when a fire destroys their rural Oregon home.
Marjane Satrapi Is Done with Comics, But Never Art or the Revolution

By Meg Lemke | 08/16/2023 @ 12:00PM

The Iranian-French author of 'Persepolis,' which celebrates its 20th anniversary with a new edition, discusses her shift from comics to film, the banning of books in America, and her pride in Iran's young revolutionaries.
Homemade Crafts for the Holidays: PW Talks with Arounna Khounnoraj

By Kristen Martin | 08/11/2023 @ 07:00PM

Toronto artist and maker Arounna Khounnoraj takes an accessible and resourceful approach in 'Winter Celebrations' (Quadrille, Sept.).
DIY for All: PW Talks with Mercury Stardust

By Kristen Martin | 08/11/2023 @ 07:00PM

In 'Safe and Sound' (DK, Aug.), Mercury Stardust, aka the Trans Handy Ma'am, encourages and empowers renters to tackle home maintenance.
Color Commentary: PW Talks with Adrian Tomine

By Nicole Audrey Spector | 08/11/2023 @ 07:00PM

In 2007, Drawn & Quarterly published Adrian Tomine's graphic novel 'Shortcomings.' Fast-forward 16 years and its live-action film adaptation, directed by actor Randall Park with a screenplay by Tomine, is now in theaters—much to its author's delight.
We're Just Guests: PW Talks with Nathan W. Pyle

By Nicole Audrey Spector | 08/11/2023 @ 07:00PM

Nathan W. Pyle’s hit webcomic, 'Strange Planet,' became an Instagram phenomenon. Then it became a graphic novel, then a picture book series. Now it’s an animated series on Apple TV+. We spoke with the cartoonist about how his curious alien creatures became TV stars.
Carriers of Culture: PW Talks with Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki and Joshua Uchenna Omenga

By Tonya R. Moore | 08/11/2023 @ 07:00PM

In the stories and essays of 'Between Dystopias: The Road to Afropantheology' (CAEZIK SF & Fantasy, Oct.), Ekpeki and Omenga explore the intersections of the fantastic and the spiritual.
How to Live: PW Talks with Stephanie Barron

By Donis Casey | 08/11/2023 @ 07:00PM

After 15 entries, Barron’s Being a Jane Austen Mystery series comes to a touching close with 'Jane and the Final Mystery' (Soho Crime, Oct.).
In Conversation: Tanisia Moore and Robert Paul Jr.

| 08/10/2023 @ 03:00PM

We asked debut author Tanisia Moore and illustrator Robert Paul Jr. to discuss the genesis of their forthcoming picture book collaboration, 'I Am My Ancestors' Wildest Dreams,' and connecting with Black history on a personal level.
Four Questions for Dashka Slater

By Amy Magnus | 08/10/2023 @ 03:00PM

In her latest book, 'Accountable,' YA author and restorative justice advocate Dashka Slater poses difficult and essential questions about discrimination, reconciliation, and accountability.
Heroics and Heartbreak: YA Authors Discuss Their New Romantasy Books

By Iyana Jones | 08/08/2023 @ 04:00PM

Readers who enjoy their fantastical tales woven with swoonworthy romance have a number of titles to look forward to in the coming season. We spoke with six authors writing in the romantasy genre about blending the two categories in their latest books.
Q & A with Jennifer Baker

By Iyana Jones | 08/08/2023 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with publishing industry veteran Jennifer Baker about her debut YA novel, 'Forgive Me Not,' and the necessary distinction between accountability and punishment in the juvenile justice system.
Q & A with Alechia Dow

By Patricia J. Murphy | 08/07/2023 @ 09:00AM

We spoke with author Alechia Dow about her background as a librarian, teacher, and pastry chef, and which pastries she'd suggest pairing with her books.
The Man Behind the Myth: PW Talks with Stuart A. Reid

By William Boisvert | 08/04/2023 @ 07:00PM

In 'The Lumumba Plot' (Knopf, Oct.) journalist Reid explores the life of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the CIA’s complicity in his 1961 murder.

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