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Q & A with Adam Silvera
Five years after the publication of Adam Silvera's 2017 speculative romance YA novel, 'They Both Die at the End,' a recent viral TikTok sensation, the author is set to release 'The First to Die at the End,' a standalone prequel.
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Seeing Double: PW Talks with Isaac Fellman
Graduate student Annae meets magician Marec Gorski, who has removed parts of himself and formed them into a homunculus named Ariel, in Fellman’s 'The Two Doctors Górski' (Tordotcom, Dec.).
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A Lush World: PW Talks with Tommi Parrish
Parrish examines the budding friendship between two troubled women from different socioeconomic backgrounds in 'Men I Trust' (Fantagraphics, Nov.).
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Give a Dam: PW Talks with Leila Philip
In 'Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America' (Twelve, Dec.), Philip explores the animals’ ecological and economic impact on the country.
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Dalai Lama, Archbishop Tutu Celebrate Differences in a ‘Little Book of Joy’
The picture book adaptation of the Dalai Lama and the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s bestselling 'The Book of Joy' tells a story of friendship, resilience, and the ways joy can change the world, the team behind the book tells PW.
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Q & A with Jon Scieszka and Julia Rothman
For 'The Real Dada Mother Goose,' Jon Scieszka and Julia Rothman serve up six variations each on six familiar nursery rhymes—36 examples of classics remixed, reimagined, and deconstructed.
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Not-So-Merry Men: Close-Up on David Hazan’s ‘Nottingham Vol. 2: A King's Ransom’
In the medieval noir graphic novel series Nottingham (Mad Cave), author David Hazan takes a decidedly unique approach to Robin Hood lore. Instead of casting the classic hero as the protagonist, the series instead focuses on the villainous Sheriff of Nottingham. PW spoke with Hazan about his fresh take on the Robin Hood legend, his inspiration, and his creative process. (Sponsored)
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Q & A with Alice Faye Duncan
We spoke with Duncan about how her careers as a teaching librarian and children's author are quilted together, and why she feels called to write about difficult, painful moments in American history.
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Man of the Century: PW Talks with Beverly Gage
In 'G-Man' (Viking, Nov.), historian Gage examines how FBI director J. Edgar Hoover shaped, and was shaped by, the 20th century.
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Is This the Way the World Ends?: PW Talks with Stephen Markley
In 'The Deluge' (Simon & Schuster, Jan.), Markley spins an elaborate yarn involving future responses to global warming.
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Q & A with Kwame Alexander
Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander's new novel 'The Door of No Return,' the first in a planned trilogy, is the story of Kofi Offin, an 11-year-old who lives with his family in Upper Kwanta; we spoke with him about broadening the scope of Black history and representation.
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Four Questions for Seema Yasmin
"Disease detective" and journalist Dr. Seema Yasmin spoke with PW about her new book for young readers, 'What the Fact,' a primer on interrogating viral misinformation and disinformation.
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Q & A with Estela Juarez
A letter that Estela Juarez wrote to President Trump when she was eight—describing her mother's deportation to Mexico despite her father's naturalized citizenship and service as a Marine—gained national attention and led to a video address at the 2020 Democratic National Convention; now, at age 13, she has adapted her family's story into a picture book.
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Four Questions for Courtney Summers
'Sadie' author Courtney Summers spoke with PW about her timely new YA thriller, 'I'm the Girl,' and writing as a refusal of injustice.
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Q & A with Colin Meloy
We spoke with musician Colin Meloy, frontman of The Decemberists, about 'The Stars Did Wander Darkling,' his relationship with horror stories, and what drew him to writing for children.
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A Harrowing Journey Ends: PW Talks with Fabien Toulmé
Toulmé completes his Hakim’s Odyssey trilogy with 'From Macedonia to France' (Graphic Mundi, Oct.), drawing from interviews with a Syrian refugee to chart a real-life journey from the war-torn Middle East to Europe.
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Animal Artists: PW Talks with Carol Gigliotti
In 'The Creative Lives of Animals' (New York Univ., Nov.), scholar Gigliotti posits that creativity isn’t a trait unique to humans.
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The Long and Winding Road: PW Talks with Koshin Paley Ellison
In 'Untangled' (Balance, Nov.), Buddhist monk Paley Ellison outlines how to follow Buddhism’s eightfold path.
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In Conversation: Ibram X. Kendi and Loveis Wise
We asked Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and illustrator Loveis Wise to discuss their new picture book adapted from a story by Zora Neale Hurston, 'Magnolia Flower,' and their connections to Hurston's writing.
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Q & A with Deb Caletti
In Printz Honor author Deb Caletti’s newest YA book, 'The Epic Story of Every Living Thing,' protagonist Harper and her newly found half siblings look for their biological father.
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