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In Conversation: Christopher Paul Curtis and Wendy Lamb
In honor of the 25th anniversary of author Christopher Paul Curtis's Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honor-winning novel 'The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963,' we asked Curtis and his editor Wendy Lamb to interview each other about the book's enduring relevance.
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Born to Run?: PW Talks with Daniel E. Lieberman
In ‘Exercised,’ the Harvard paleoanthropologist explores why something humans never evolved to do is so healthy and rewarding.
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Talking Head: PW Talks with Ethan Kross
In 'Chatter' (Crown, Jan.), psychology professor Kross looks at inner conversations people have with themselves.
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Lady Killer: PW Talks with Camilla Bruce
Bruce’s 'In the Garden of Spite' (Berkley, Jan.) recreates the life of Victorian-era serial killer Belle Guiness.
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A Revolution Begins:: PW Talks with Roxana Jullapat
In 'Mother Grains' (Norton, Apr.), bakery owner Jullapat provides a history of eight grains and recipes using each.
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Q & A with Marissa Meyer
Marissa Meyer, who is known for her bestselling YA fantasy series, pivots to contemporary rom-com in her new novel, 'Instant Karma.'
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Q & A with Carter Higgins
Author, illustrator, and former school librarian Carter Higgins spoke with us about how her multifaceted background and experience have helped shape her work.
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Behind the Scenes of Animation: PW Talks with Reid Mitenbuler
In 'Wild Minds' (Atlantic Monthly, Dec.), journalist Mitenbuler delves into the golden age of animation.
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The Ordinary Extraordinary: PW Talks with C.M. Waggoner
Delly, a fire witch and con artist, joins an elite team of female bodyguards in Waggoner’s 'The Ruthless Lady’s Guide to Wizardry' (Ace, Jan.).
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Afghan Poppies and Proxy War: PW Talks with Jasmine Aimaq
In Aimaq’s 'The Opium Prince' (Soho Crime, Dec.), an Afghan opium kingpin blackmails a U.S. diplomat into undermining poppy operations in the months leading up to the 1978 Soviet-backed Saur revolution.
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In Conversation: Lucinda Robb and Rebecca Boggs Roberts
We asked the co-authors of 'The Suffragist Playbook,' Lucinda Robb and Rebecca Boggs Roberts, to interview each other about their new nonfiction book and lessons from the 19th- and 20th-century feminist movements.
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More Than Words: PW Talks with Eley Williams
In Williams’s 'The Liar’s Dictionary' (Doubleday, Jan.), a contemporary lexicographer gets caught up in the legacy of a Victorian coiner of fake words.
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Let There Be Light: PW Talks with Ritchie Robertson
In 'The Enlightenment' (Harper, Feb.), Oxford University professor Robertson recasts the period as the Age of Emotion.
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Four Questions for Kristin Cast
Kristin Cast spoke with us about publishing a post-pandemic story during an ongoing crisis, and writing her first solo book, 'The Key to Fear.'
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A Serial Killer in Nazi Germany: PW Talks with Harald Gilbers
In Gilbers’s 'Germania' (St. Martin’s, Dec.), the SS force a Jewish former police detective to catch a serial killer.
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The Inner Life of a Legend: PW Talks with Lesley-Ann Jones
In 'The Search for John Lennon: The Life, Loves, and Death of a Rock Star' (Pegasus, Dec.), Jones reveals new layers of the Beatle.
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In Conversation: Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon
We asked Bond and Simon to interview each other about Black author and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston's legacy, and completing their historical fiction trilogy, Zora and Me.
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Q & A with Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman, an Academy Award-winning actor, director, and producer, adds picture book author to her list of credits this month with the release of 'Natalie Portman's Fables.'
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One-on-One with the Monster Hunter: An Interview with Larry Correia
The bestselling author sits down to discuss his writing process, his characters, epic fantasy, and a whole lot more. (Sponsored)
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The Hit Man as Hero: PW Talks with Thomas Perry
In 'Eddie’s Boy' (Mysterious, Dec.), Perry’s fourth crime novel featuring Michael Schaeffer, the retired contract killer must ward off attacks that are linked to a job he did decades earlier.
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