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Four Questions for Traci Chee
YA author Traci Chee spoke with us about her new Japanese-influenced fantasy, 'A Thousand Steps into Night,' and the power of speculative fiction as social critique.
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The Cost of Catching Killers: PW Talks with Paul Holes
In 'Unmasked: My Life Solving America’s Cold Cases' (Celadon, Apr.), Holes describes the emotional toll of pursuing murderers for decades.
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An American in Paris: PW Talks with Frank Adrian Barron
In 'Sweet Paris' (Harper Design, Apr.), Barron serves delectable stories and American baked goods with a French twist.
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Let That Be the Story: PW Talks with Jordan Crane
Twenty years in the making, Crane’s 'Keeping Two' (Fantagraphics, Mar.) explores human connection through the lens of tense moments between a couple.
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Shifting Faster and Faster: PW Talks with Julia May Jonas
We spoke with Jonas, debut author of 'Vladimir,' about the campus novel as social novel, what romantic affairs and their aftermaths still have to teach us about human nature, and more.
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Q & A with Sara Zarr
Acclaimed YA author Sara Zarr, nominated for the National Book Award for her debut novel, 'Story of a Girl,' in 2007, spoke with PW about her first middle grade novel, 'A Song Called Home.'
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A Place to Call Home: PW Talks with Mary Kuryla
We spoke with Mary Kuryla about her debut novel, 'Away to Stay' (Regal House, Feb.), finding the voice of her narrator, the meaning of home in a book filled with unhoused characters, and more.
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Alain Locke and The New Negro: PW Talks with Jeffrey C. Stewart
After winnning an NBA and a Pulitzer for his 2018 biography of Harlem Renaissance Black scholar Alain Locke, Jeffrey C. Stewart has now edited 'Alain Locke, The New Negro Aesthetic: Selected Writings', a new collection of Locke’s classic essays and reviews, out now from Penguin Classics.
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'The Raw Data of Someone Else's Life': PW Talks with Amy Brady and Tajja Isen
The coeditors of the anthology 'The World as We Knew It' (Catapult, June) discuss their collaboration.
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Comfort Books: PW Talks with Pamela Erens
In 'Middlemarch and the Imperfect Life' (Ig, Apr.), novelist Erens takes a moving look at the enduring power of George Eliot’s novel.
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Head of the Class: PW Talks with Tom Perrotta
'Tracy Flick Can’t Win' (Scribner, June), a sequel to Perrotta’s 'Election,' catches up with Perrotta’s eponymous high school overachiever in middle age.
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Tinker Sailor Soldier Spy: PW Talks with J.H. Gelernter
Gelernter’s 'Captain Grey’s Gambit' (Norton, Apr.) takes British naval intelligence officer Thomas Grey, posing as a chess player, to Europe in an effort to smuggle a high-level aide of Napoleon to England.
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Talking with Nick Petrie: Making PTSD Relatable
Author Nick Petrie discusses how the pandemic influenced his seventh novel, 'The Runaway,' his latest thriller featuring Peter Ash, an Iraq war veteran with PTSD.
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Q & A with Lisa McMann
We spoke with Lisa McMann about her new book for young readers, 'Map of Flames,' and her propensity for writing series.
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Q & A with Matthew Forsythe
We spoke with author-illustrator Matthew Forsythe about solitude, ambiguity, and his new picture book, 'Mina.'
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Virtual Reality: PW Talks with Mary Jo Salter
In 'Zoom Rooms' (Knopf, Apr.), Mary Jo Salter, author of eight poetry collections and a coeditor of 'The Norton Anthology of Poetry,' contemplates isolation and the feelings that connect people to one another.
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In the Wings: Travel Books 2022
PW asked five emerging and veteran travel writers about their inspiration, their dream projects, and how they've weathered two years of diminished travel.
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The High Cost of All-Inclusive: PW Talks with Sarah Stodola
In 'The Last Resort' (Ecco, July), journalist Sarah Stodola explores the dark side of paradise.
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The Remaking of Hong Kong: PW Talks with Louisa Lim
Lim’s 'The Indelible City' (Riverhead, Apr.) documents the fight to preserve Hong Kong’s unique identity in the face of a brutal Chinese crackdown.
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The Science of Injustice: PW Talks with M. Chris Fabricant
In 'Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System' (Akashic, Apr.), Fabricant, the Innocence Project’s director of strategic litigation, presents the horrifying story of how Americans have been wrongfully convicted, and executed, based on “expert” testimony.