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The Kitchen Is a Space to Solve Problems: PW Talks with Michael W. Twitty

By Pooja Makhijani | 02/25/2022 @ 07:00PM

In 'Koshersoul' (Amistad, Aug.), 'The Cooking Gene' author Michael W. Twitty considers the foodways of the African Atlantic and the global Jewish diaspora.
Sins of the Father: PW Talks with Craig McNamara

By Marc Leepson | 02/25/2022 @ 07:00PM

In 'Because Our Fathers Lied' (Little, Brown, May), farmer and antiwar activist McNamara probes his relationship with his father, former U.S. defense secretary Robert S. McNamara.
A Strange Obsession: PW Talks with Tabitha Carvan

By Cecilia Lynne | 02/25/2022 @ 07:00PM

In 'This Is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch' (Putnam, May), essayist Carvan reflects on motherhood, joy, and her passion for 'Doctor Strange' actor Benedict Cumberbatch.
A Recipe for Romance: PW Talks with T.J. Alexander

By Lillian Boyd | 02/25/2022 @ 07:00PM

A pastry chef and her nonbinary kitchen manager find viral fame—and love—in Alexander’s debut, 'Chef’s Kiss' (Atria, May).
Go Ask Alice: PW Talks with Guillermo Martinez

By Lenny Picker | 02/25/2022 @ 07:00PM

In Martinez’s 'The Oxford Brotherhood' (Pegasus Crime, Apr.), a discovery about Lewis Carroll results in violence.
Four Questions for Traci Chee

By Krystyna Poray Goddu | 02/24/2022 @ 03:00PM

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.
The Cost of Catching Killers: PW Talks with Paul Holes

By Lenny Picker | 02/18/2022 @ 07:00PM

In 'Unmasked: My Life Solving America’s Cold Cases' (Celadon, Apr.), Holes describes the emotional toll of pursuing murderers for decades.
An American in Paris: PW Talks with Frank Adrian Barron

By Laura B. Weiss | 02/18/2022 @ 07:00PM

In 'Sweet Paris' (Harper Design, Apr.), Barron serves delectable stories and American baked goods with a French twist.
Let That Be the Story: PW Talks with Jordan Crane

By Shaenon Garrity | 02/18/2022 @ 07:00PM

Twenty years in the making, Crane’s 'Keeping Two' (Fantagraphics, Mar.) explores human connection through the lens of tense moments between a couple.
Shifting Faster and Faster: PW Talks with Julia May Jonas

By John Maher | 02/18/2022 @ 09:00AM

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.
Q & A with Sara Zarr

By Lynda Brill Comerford | 02/17/2022 @ 03:00PM

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.'
A Place to Call Home: PW Talks with Mary Kuryla

By Michael Seidlinger | 02/17/2022 @ 09:00AM

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.
Alain Locke and The New Negro: PW Talks with Jeffrey C. Stewart

By Eugene Holley Jr. | 02/16/2022 @ 12:00AM

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.
'The Raw Data of Someone Else's Life': PW Talks with Amy Brady and Tajja Isen

By Liza Monroy | 02/11/2022 @ 07:00PM

The coeditors of the anthology 'The World as We Knew It' (Catapult, June) discuss their collaboration.
Comfort Books: PW Talks with Pamela Erens

By Diane Reynolds | 02/11/2022 @ 07:00PM

In 'Middlemarch and the Imperfect Life' (Ig, Apr.), novelist Erens takes a moving look at the enduring power of George Eliot’s novel.
Head of the Class: PW Talks with Tom Perrotta

By Ken Salikof | 02/11/2022 @ 07:00PM

'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.
Tinker Sailor Soldier Spy: PW Talks with J.H. Gelernter

By Lenny Picker | 02/11/2022 @ 07:00PM

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.
Talking with Nick Petrie: Making PTSD Relatable

By Ed Nawotka | 02/11/2022 @ 12:00AM

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.
Q & A with Lisa McMann

By Michael M. Jones | 02/10/2022 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with Lisa McMann about her new book for young readers, 'Map of Flames,' and her propensity for writing series.
Q & A with Matthew Forsythe

By Antonia Saxon | 02/08/2022 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with author-illustrator Matthew Forsythe about solitude, ambiguity, and his new picture book, 'Mina.'

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