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Four Questions for Mark Oshiro

By Cheryl E. Klein | 09/16/2021 @ 03:00PM

In the author's first middle grade novel, Héctor Muñoz escapes anti-gay bullying by hiding in a janitor's closet that turns out to have magical properties. Mark Oshiro spoke with us about safe spaces, unsafe adults, and making old ideas new.
Fearsome Fall: Close-up on 'The Autumnal'

| 09/15/2021 @ 12:00AM

Bestselling author Daniel Kraus and artist Chris Shehan talk about collaborating on The Autumnal, a graphic novel from Nightfall, the dedicated horror imprint from Vault Comics. (Sponsored)
In Conversation: David Bowles and Erika Meza

| 09/14/2021 @ 04:00PM

We asked author David Bowles and illustrator Erika Meza to discuss their new picture book, 'My Two Border Towns,' and their personal connections to the U.S.-Mexico border.
Four Questions for Bob Shea

By Libby Morse | 09/14/2021 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with author-illustrator Bob Shea about the inspiration for his new picture book, 'Chez Bob,' which delivers an offbeat civics lesson through a hungry alligator.
Q & A with Rajani LaRocca

By Pooja Makhijani | 09/14/2021 @ 03:00PM

This year has been an abundant one for Rajani LaRocca: by the end of 2021, she will have published six new books for young readers, including the STEM title 'The Secret Code Inside You.'
One Hundred Percent Sincere: PW Talks with Rax King

By Rachel Arndt | 09/10/2021 @ 07:00PM

In 'Tacky' (Vintage, Nov.), essayist King revels in pop culture, from Guy Fieri to the band Creed.
Catching Crooks, by Hooke: PW Talks with Robert J. Lloyd

By Lenny Picker | 09/10/2021 @ 07:00PM

In Lloyd’s 'The Bloodless Boy' (Melville House, Nov.), scientist Robert Hooke, England’s Leonardo, investigates gruesome murders in 17th-century London.
Fanatic Romantic: PW Talks with K.M. Jackson

By Beth Atwater | 09/10/2021 @ 07:00PM

Devoted fan Lu takes a madcap road trip to stop Keanu Reeves’s upcoming wedding with the help of her best friend, True, in Jackson’s 'How to Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 Days' (Forever, Nov.).
Q & A with Veera Hiranandani

By Pooja Makhijani | 09/09/2021 @ 04:00PM

We spoke with Newbery Honor author Veera Hiranandani about her latest novel for young readers, 'How to Find What You're Not Looking For,' which draws from her family history.
Four Questions for Saadia Faruqi

By Sara Grochowski | 09/09/2021 @ 04:00PM

In Saadia Faruqi's timely third novel for middle grade readers, 'Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero,' readers meet 11-year-old Texan Yusuf as he and his Muslim American community experience intensifying Islamophobia, xenophobia, and racism during the lead-up to the 20th anniversary of September 11.
True Justice: PW Talks with Katharine Blake

By Tara Saunders | 09/03/2021 @ 07:00PM

In 'The Uninnocent' (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Nov.), law professor Blake reflects on a teenage family member’s incarceration for murder and the heartbreak it caused.
Q & A with Christian McKay Heidicker

By Sarah Yung | 09/02/2021 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with Christian McKay Heidicker about the sequel to his Newbery Honor-winning 'Scary Stories for Young Foxes,' and the importance of writing horror for children.
Four Questions for Ryan T. Higgins

By Libby Morse | 09/02/2021 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with Ryan T. Higgins about his latest picture book, 'Norman Didn't Do It!: (Yes, He Did),' and what makes Norman different from other characters he's created.
A Bridge to the Past: Close-up on Trisha R. Thomas

| 08/31/2021 @ 12:00AM

An author’s historical fiction novel connects the past with the present. (Sponsored)
A Reacher Relay Race: PW Talks with Lee and Andrew Child

By Lenny Picker | 08/27/2021 @ 07:00PM

Brothers Lee and Andrew Child collaborate on their second Jack Reacher thriller, 'Better Off Dead' (Delacorte, Oct.).
A Ghost Persists: PW Talks with Louise Erdrich

By Marian Perales | 08/27/2021 @ 07:00PM

Erdrich’s 'The Sentence' (Harper, Nov.) centers on the haunting of a Minneapolis bookstore by the ghost of a well-meaning white woman who fabricated an Indigenous identity.
Finding Freedom on the Road: PW Talks with Amy Butcher

By Steph Buschardt | 08/27/2021 @ 07:00PM

In 'Mothertrucker' (Little A, Nov.), Butcher recounts her trip up to the most dangerous road in North America with the country's only woman ice trucker, Joy "Mothertrucker" Wiebe.
Q & A with Dan Yaccarino

By Libby Morse | 08/26/2021 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with author-illustrator Dan Yaccarino about his new picture book 'The Longest Storm,' inspired by his experience isolating at home during the pandemic.
Shadow Work: Close-up on Victor Methos

| 08/26/2021 @ 12:00AM

An author of atmospheric murder mysteries examines the dark side of human nature. (Sponsored)
From Unconsecrated Ground: PW Talks to Lynda La Plante

By Tiff Scott | 08/23/2021 @ 09:00AM

Crime novelist Lynda La Plante's newest novel in her Jane Tennison series, 'Unholy Murder,' will be released August 24. PW spoke with La Plante about how her writing life has changed in the past year, how she creates a work-life balance, and what she finds interesting about nuns.

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