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Q & A with E.D. Baker
E.D. Baker spoke with PW about writing strong female characters for young readers, and her new book, 'More Than a Princess.'
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Enemas, Whiskey, and Bloodletting: PW Talks with Jeremy Brown
In ‘Influenza,’ Brown explores how far medicine has come in the prevention and treatment of the disease—and how far it has yet to go.
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Hypochondria Unplugged: PW talks with Christopher Kelly and Marc Eisenberg
Kelly and Eisenberg explain why so many patients ask 'Am I Dying?!’
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The Medicine Maze: PW talks with Sana Goldberg
In 'How to Be a Patient,’ Goldberg offers advice on advocating for oneself and getting the best care possible.
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An Enlightenment Person: PW Talks with Christina Thompson
In 'Sea People' (Harper, Mar.), Thompson examines how the peoples of Polynesia spread across the Pacific.
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Wars of the Roses: PW Talks with Erin McRae and Racheline Maltese
In 'A Queen from the North' (self-published), York and Lancaster remain at odds into the 21st century, but a royal wedding may end their feud.
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Deadly Twins: PW Talks with Taylor Stevens
Stevens’s thriller 'Liars’ Paradox' (Kensington, Jan.) features twins Jonathan and Julia Smith, whose paranoid mother raised them as spies.
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Q & A with Brandon Sanderson
PW caught up with fantasy author Brandon Sanderson about his new YA project, 'Skyward.'
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Writing out of Poverty: PW Talks with Stephanie Land
Land, a single mom who cleaned houses and lived in poverty, talks about how her life has changed with the writing of 'Maid' (Hachette, Jan.).
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Modernizing Austen: PW Talks with Soniah Kamal
Kamal’s debut, 'Unmarriageable' (Ballantine, Jan.), is a retelling of 'Pride & Prejudice' set in modern-day Pakistan.
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Finding a Place: PW Talks with Leila Aboulela
Aboulela’s short story collection 'Elsewhere, Home' (Black Cat, Feb.) contains 13 stories that all grapple with cultural identities and homesickness.
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An Unconventional Brain: PW Talks with Chris Knopf
Dr. Waters, an organizational psychologist, turns sleuth in Permanent Press adviser Knopf’s 'You’re Dead' (Permament, Dec.).
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Q & A with Matt Phelan
Author-illustrator Matt Phelan spoke with PW about his new chapter book, 'Knights vs. Dinosaurs,' and the role of fear in the creative process.
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In Conversation: Sharon M. Draper and Jason Reynolds
PW asked award-winning authors Sharon M. Draper and Jason Reynolds to interview each other about their latest works for young readers, and the similarities between their characters.
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Q & A with Mem Fox
We spoke with Australian author Mem Fox about her new picture book, 'I’m an Immigrant, Too!,' which she says she wrote "out of despair and anger" over her country's treatment of refugees and asylum seekers.
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Four Questions for Edith Pattou
Edith Pattou spoke with PW about what moved her to write her YA fairy tale retellings 'East' and 'West,' and what might lie ahead for her intrepid protagonists.
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Artistic Collaboration: PW Talks with Whitney Scharer
Scharer’s first novel, 'The Age of Light' (Little, Brown, Feb.), is a chronicle of the romantic and working relationship between the surrealist Man Ray and model-turned-photographer Lee Miller.
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Visions of New Mexico: PW Talks with Carol Potenza
Set in New Mexico, Potenza’s debut, 'Hearts of the Missing' (Minotaur, Dec.), won the publisher’s 2017 Tony Hillerman prize.
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Q & A with Alan Gratz
'Grenade' author Alan Gratz spoke with PW about the appeal of stories set during WWII, and his mission to write social thrillers for young readers.
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In Conversation: Jory John and Lane Smith
PW asked author Jory John and illustrator Lane Smith to interview each other about their new collaboration, 'Giraffe Problems,' and their creative influences.