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A Lie Foretold: PW Talks with Jonathan Lemire
In 'The Big Lie: Election Chaos, Political Opportunism, and the State of American Politics After 2020' (Flatiron, July), journalist Lemire examines the roots and repercussions of Donald Trump’s false claims about the 2020 election.
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Roots of Revolution: PW Talks with Kelly Lytle Hernández
MacArthur Fellow Kelly Lytle Hernández, author of 'Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands' (Norton), spoke with 'PW' about the book, the absence of adequate historical education on U.S.-Mexican relations in America, and more.
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Q & A with Julio Torres
In his first picture book, 'I Want to Be a Vase' (Atheneum), 'SNL' writer and comedian Julio Torres's protagonist is a bathroom plunger who declares it is leaving its job to become "a vessel for beauty."
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In on the Joke: PW Talks with Sona Movsesian
Movsesian, longtime assistant to Conan O’Brien, takes a riotous look back at her 13 years working with the legendary late-night host, while sharing the often hilarious lessons she learned along the way in 'The World’s Worst Assistant' (Plume, July).
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Music of the Spheres: PW Talks with Alex White
A musician teams up with an extraterrestrial robot to save humanity in 'White’s August Kitko and the Mechas from Space' (Orbit, July).
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Amphitheaters of Blood: PW Talks with Lindsey Davis
In Davis’s 'Desperate Undertaking' (Minotaur, July), series heroine Flavia Albia tracks a killer in Domitian’s Rome.
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A Personal Portrait of Politics: PW Talks with Sofia Warren
For 'Radical: My Year with a Socialist Senator' (Top Shelf, June), Warren spent a year as an embedded cartoonist in the office of New York state senator Julia Salazar.
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Q & A with Ali Stroker
Ali Stroker, the first actor using a wheelchair to win a Tony Award, presents her second work for young readers, 'Ali and the Sea Stars,' a picture book illustrated by Gillian Reid, with a message of chasing dreams.
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Four Questions for Natalia Sylvester
Natalia Sylvester's new YA novel, 'Breathe and Count Back from Ten,' follows Verónica, a Peruvian American teenager born with hip dysplasia, who dreams of becoming a mermaid at a summer theme park.
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Get in the Game: PW Talks with Francine Parham
In 'Please Sit Over There,' Francine Parham examines workplace power, exclusion, and success.
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Speaking for the Forgotten Dead: PW Talks with Billy Jensen
In 'Killers Amidst Killers: Hunting Serial Killers Operating Under the Cloak of America’s Opiod Epidemic' (Morrow, July), journalist Jensen investigates the cases of 30 women who were murdered in Ohio in the 2010s.
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Empathy Machines: PW Talks with Elaine Castillo
In 'How to Read Now' (Norton, July), novelist Castillo makes a case that reading is often predicated on racist expectations.
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Pump Up the Volume: PW Talks with Bolu Babalola
In 'Honey and Spice' (Morrow, July), Babalola gives readers a music-infused love story set in a Black British university milieu.
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Four Questions for Rebecca Evans
We spoke with author Rebecca Evans about adoption, her journey from illustrator to author, and her new solo picture book, 'Alone Like Me.'
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Q & A with Terri Libenson
Author-illustrator Terri Libenson discussed the evolution of her bestselling Emmie & Friends series and her latest installment, ‘Remarkably Ruby.’
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Q On Q: PW Talks with Quincy Jones
In his new book, '12 Notes: On Life and Creativity,' acclaimed arranger, bandleader, and record producer Quincy Jones offers a collection of aphorisms and experiential wisdom on creativity and self-expression.
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Q & A with Chris Van Dusen
We spoke with Chris Van Dusen about the real-life inspiration for his new picture book, 'Big Truck Little Island,' and what his story says about the power of community.
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Q & A with Casey McQuiston
After two acclaimed adult romances, Casey McQuiston has written a YA contemporary rom-com.
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The Not-So-Secret Agent: PW Talks with Damien Lewis
In 'Agent Josephine' (PublicAffairs, July), Lewis uncovers the WWII espionage career of Josephine Baker.
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Making the Impossible Possible: PW Talks with Tom Mead
In 'Death and the Conjuror' (Mysterious, July), Mead gives magician sleuth Joseph Spector three impossible crimes to solve.
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