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Learning How to Carry the Grief: PW Talks with Ivan Maisel
In 'I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye' (Hachette, Oct.), sports journalist Maisel shares his experiences dealing with his son Max’s suicide.
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Q & A with Raquel Vazquez Gilliland
Raquel Vazquez Gilliland spoke with us about her second YA novel, 'How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe,' colorism, and the dangers and roots of purity culture.
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Q & A with Jerry Spinelli
We spoke with Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli about his latest book for young readers, 'Dead Wednesday,' about a shy boy and a deceased girl whose stories collide during an annual middle-school ritual.
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Syrian Heat: PW Talks with David McCloskey
Former CIA analyst McCloskey’s debut, 'Damascus Station' (Norton, Oct.), combines a tale of old-fashioned tradecraft in Syria with a taboo relationship between an American agent and a woman official who works deep inside the Assad regime.
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Underground Wonder: PW Talks with Uli Beutter Cohen
Cohen, founder of the Subway Book Review, finds out what New Yorkers are reading in 'Between the Lines' (Simon & Schuster, Oct.).
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Q & A with Divya Srinivasan
Author-illustrator Divya Srinivasan spoke with PW about her new picture book, 'What I Am,' an uplifting tale with deeply personal origins.
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A Seeker Finds “Good in the Land of Woo-Woo”: PW Talks with Amal Awad
Amal Awad, an Australian writer who says she’s seeking a “creative, hopefully healing path,” explored a vast array of new age experiences and came out with a book announcing, with a wink, 'In My Past Life I Was Cleopatra: A Sceptical Believer’s Journey Through the New Age.'
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Being There: Close-up on 'Allies: Real Talk About Showing Up, Screwing Up, and Trying Again'
An anthology helps young adult readers become better allies. (Sponsored)
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In Conversation: Kwame Mbalia and Lamar Giles
We asked authors Kwame Mbalia and Lamar Giles to interview each other about their work on Mbalia's new middle grade anthology, 'Black Boy Joy.'
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Q & A with Jeff Zentner
PW spoke with the author about his mission to combat toxic masculinity through writing, the need for a more nuanced depiction of Appalachian people, and how his own journey to becoming a poet informed his new main character's story.
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Greater Access to the Great Outdoors: PW talks with Simon J. Hayhoe
In 'Accessible Vacations: An Insider’s Guide to 10 National Parks' (Rowman & Littlefield, Oct.), Hayhoe offers advice to travelers with access challenges.
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Slow Going: PW Talks with John Burns
'Kinfolk' magazine editor Burns takes the brand's "slow lifestyle" approach on the road in 'Kinfolk Travel' (Artisan, Nov.).
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How to Prevent a Tragedy: PW Talks with Jillian Peterson and James Densley
In 'The Violence Project' (Abrams, Oct.), psychologist Peterson and sociologist Densley examine mass shootings in the U.S.
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Other Worlds: PW Talks with Richard Powers
Powers follows up his Pulitzer-winning 'The Overstory' with 'Bewilderment' (Norton, Sept.), about an astrophysicist and his troubled son, Robin, who connects with his dead mother through experimental neurotherapy.
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Brick City Blues: PW Talks with James Queally
Queally’s second novel featuring reporter-turned-PI Russell Avery, 'All These Ashes' (Polis, Sept.), explores racism in the justice system’s approach to crimes involving victims of color.
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Flower Goddess and Dread Queen: PW Talks with Rachel Smythe
Smythe retells the myth of Hades and Persephone in a gossipy modern style in 'Lore Olympus' (Del Rey, Oct.), a hit webcomic now in print.
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Q & A with John Parra
We spoke with award-winning artist, designer, and children's book illustrator John Parra about how his experiences as a student and an instructor have left an imprint on his art, and how he hopes it inspires his readers to be creative.
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Q & A with L.M. Elliott
We spoke with author and former journalist L.M. Elliott about her latest historical YA novel, 'Walls,' which covers the 12 months leading to the building of the Berlin Wall.
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For the Kids: Spotlight on Vince Cleghorne
With books like I Want to Be a Dino-Kid, Mich & Moose, Bug Soup, Smiles, and Hoo’s There?, an author and illustrator looks to inspire children to fall in love with reading. (Sponsored)
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A Legacy of Flavors: PW Talks with Christine Sahadi Whelan
Whelan, co-owner of the James Beard Award–winning market Sahadi’s, showcases the Middle East’s vibrant staples in 'Flavors of the Sun' (Chronicle, Sept.).
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