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Illustration Meets the Ivory Tower: PW Talks with Mona Oraby

By Emma Wenner | 11/04/2022 @ 07:00PM

Works of scholarship rarely include graphics, but author Mona Oraby introduces a "new structure and style" in the genre-bending 'A Universe of Terms: Religion in Visual Metaphor' (Indiana Univ., out now).
Q & A with Hayley Rocco and John Rocco

By Antonia Saxon | 11/03/2022 @ 03:00PM

PW spoke with collaborating couple Hayley and John Rocco about their new picture book 'How to Send a Hug.'
Q & A with Jyoti Rajan Gopal and art twink

By Pooja Makhijani | 11/01/2022 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with Jyoti Rajan Gopal and art twink about their new picture book, 'My Paati's Saris,' gender and identity, and the shortcomings of South Asian representation in books for children.
Mom vs. the Machine: PW Talks with Jessica Grose

By Liza Monroy | 10/28/2022 @ 07:00PM

In 'Screaming on the Inside' (Mariner, Dec.), 'New York Times' opinion and parenting newsletter writer Jessica Grose explains the ways in which “morally charged” American cultural narratives and societal messaging hurt mothers.
Navigating the Hyphen: PW Talks with Omer Aziz

By Linda Lowen | 10/28/2022 @ 07:00PM

In 'Brown Boy: A Memoir' (Scribner, Apr.), Pakistani Canadian writer Aziz questions concepts of identity and success.
Lovecraft’s Legacy: PW Talks with Matt Ruff

By Leonard Picker | 10/28/2022 @ 07:00PM

Ruff continues the story of the Turner family in 'The Destroyer of Worlds: A Return to Lovecraft Country' (Harper, Feb.).
Q & A with Susan Dennard

By Katrina Niidas Holm | 10/25/2022 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with Susan Dennard about 'The Luminaries'' unique origins, what it's like to juggle two series at once, and writing as therapy.
Booker Prize Winner Shehan Karunatilaka on Finding the Right Publisher

Emell Derra Adolphus | 10/24/2022 @ 09:00AM

Author Shehan Karunatilaka, winner of the 2022 Booker Prize for his second novel, 'The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida,' speaks with PW about finding the right publishing house and why truth is sometimes stranger than fiction.
Q & A with Heather Ayris Burnell

By Patricia J. Murphy | 10/24/2022 @ 09:00AM

We spoke with Heather Ayris Burnell about her roles as a librarian and children's author, the influence her library work has on her writing, and the life lessons she's learned from being a farmer.
Should a Duck Have Rights?: PW Talks with Martha Nussbaum

By Lenny Picker | 10/21/2022 @ 07:00PM

In 'Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility' (Simon & Schuster, Jan.), philosopher Nussbaum makes a case for animal rights.
Canadian Crossroads: PW Talks with Kai Thomas

By Suzanne Fox | 10/21/2022 @ 07:00PM

A woman kills an American bounty hunter on the northern end of the Underground Railroad in Thomas’s debut, 'In the Upper Country' (Viking, Jan.).
Soccer Balls and Bullet Shells: PW Talks with Lauren Haldeman

By Shaenon K. Garrity | 10/21/2022 @ 07:00PM

Haldeman’s 'Team Photograph' (Sarabande, Nov.) blends poetry and comics to create a narrative about her youth soccer team and the history of the Civil War battlefields where they played.
Four Questions for Ben Clanton

By Libby Morse | 10/20/2022 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with Ben Clanton about expanding his cast of potato sibling characters in his new early reader graphic novel series, his comic inspirations, and his pivotal role in introducing a wider public to the charms of narwhals.
In Conversation: James S. Murray and Carsen Smith

| 10/20/2022 @ 03:00PM

We asked James S. Murray of 'Impractical Jokers' and co-author Carsen Smith to interview each other about the latest book in their series, Area 51 Interns, their love of legendary creatures, and the collaborative process.
Lancing a Boil: PW Talks with Alan Moore

By Lenny Picker | 10/19/2022 @ 12:00AM

PW talks with legendary comics writer Alan Moore about 'Illuminations: Stories', his first collection of short stories, out now from Bloomsbury Publishing.
Q & A with S.K. Ali

By Yasmin Belkhyr | 10/18/2022 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with S.K. Ali about her highly anticipated sequel to 'Love from A to Z,' and her belief in the power of inclusive storytelling.
Open Wounds: PW Talks with Paul Auster and Spencer Ostrander

By David Adams | 10/14/2022 @ 07:00PM

'Bloodbath Nation' (Grove, Jan.) pairs Ostrander’s black-and-white photos of mass shooting sites with Auster’s history of gun violence in America.
Q & A with Elizabeth Montague

By Erika Hardison | 10/13/2022 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with Montague about her new book, 'Maybe an Artist,' being the first Black female cartoonist for the 'New Yorker,' and how her passion for visual storytelling changed her entire life.
The Thrill of the Chase: PW Talks with Barbara Rae-Venter

By Michael Bourne | 10/07/2022 @ 07:00PM

In 'I Know Who You Are' (Ballantine, Feb. 2023), Barbara Rae-Venter discusses her work using DNA to crack cold cases, including that of the infamous Golden State Killer.
Mountain of Evidence: PW Talks with Ausma Zehanat Khan

By Lillian Boyd | 10/07/2022 @ 07:00PM

In Ausma Zehanat Khan's series-launching 'Blackwater Falls' (Minotaur, Nov.), Det. Inaya Rahman investigates the small-town murder of a teenage Syrian refugee.

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