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‘Not Just a Literary Prize’: PW Talks with the 2025 Women’s Prize Winners
Yael van der Wouden and Rachel Clarke won this year’s Women’s Prizes for Fiction and Non-Fiction for their respective books The Safekeep and The Story of a Heart. The U.K.-based Women’s Prize for Fiction, which recognizes women novelists working in English, is now in its 30th year, while its sister award for nonfiction was launched in 2024.
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Q & A with Gus Gordon
Veteran illustrator Gus Gordon makes his solo graphic novel debut with the middle grade comic 'Into the Bewilderness.'
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From Censorship to Fascism to Extermination: PW Talks with Will Potter
In Little Red Barns (City Lights, July), the investigative journalist documents the decade he spent inside what he calls “secret world of disinformation, corporate corruption, and social control” while uncovering the connections between factory farming and the rise of authoritarianism in the U.S.
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Four Questions for J.E. Thomas
J.E. Thomas tackles themes of loneliness and belonging through a contemporary sci-fi lens in her newest middle grade novel, 'The AI Incident.'
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Q & A with Christy Mandin
Christy Mandin, the author-illustrator of 'Millie Fleur’s Poison Garden' and 'Millie Fleur Saves the Night,' talked about the pressures of creating a book two.
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Q & A with Whitney Gardner
Cartoonist Whitney Gardner returns with another speculative middle grade graphic novel in 'Free Piano (Not Haunted).'
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A Little Gift to the Future: PW Talks with Maria Popova
The writer of the nearly 20-year-old literary blog the Marginalian has long fretted how many of her favorite books are out of print. Now, her new imprint—a collaboration with McNally Jackson owner Sarah McNally (l.)—is bringing back some handpicked hidden gems.
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Ladies of the Canyon: PW Talks with Ella Berman
The author talks about the inspiration behind ‘L.A. Women,’ a novel of camaraderie and competition between writers Lane Warren and Gala Margolis in 1960s Los Angeles.
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What the Loves of James Baldwin’s Life Taught Him: PW Talks with Nicholas Boggs
The biographer’s ‘Baldwin: A Love Story’ unpacks ‘The Fire Next Time’ author’s life and work through accounts of his four most significant relationships.
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Cold War Courtship: PW Talks with Iain Pears
The novelist shifts to nonfiction with ‘Parallel Lives’ (Norton, Aug.), which traces how British art historian Francis Haskell and Soviet curator Larissa Salmina met and fell in love.
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Highway to Hell: PW Talks with R.F. Kuang
The bestseller sends a graduate student to the underworld to resurrect her adviser in 'Katabasis' (Harper Voyager, Aug.).
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‘You Couldn’t Stop Me from Writing This Book’: PW Talks with E. Jean Carroll
St. Martin’s Press unexpectedly released journalist E. Jean Carroll’s irreverent memoir about suing Donald Trump, Not My Type, on June 17. PW spoke with Carroll about why she wrote the book and why she never shies away from a fight.
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PW Close-Up: Craft & Hobby Provides Library Programming to Engage Patrons with Their Passions
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ALA 2025: Justice Delayed, But Not Denied: PW Talks with Thien Ho
Sacramento District Attorney Thien Ho led the prosecution of the notorious serial killer Joseph DeAngelo, who terrorized California communities for decades and was apprehended after familial DNA provided a crucial lead. Ho spoke with PW about The People vs. the Golden State Killer (Third State Books, Nov.), which provides his inside perspective on the case.
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Building Effective Advocates: PW Talks with Amanda Kordeliski
Incoming AASL president Amanda Kordeliski shares her vision for how the organization can support school librarians.
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The Young Lions Fiction Award at 25: PW Talks with Brian Bannon
The Merryl and James Tisch Director at the New York Public Library looks back on the impact of the Young Lions Fiction Award, now in its 25th year, which has served as an early career stepstone for such now-canonical authors as Teju Cole and Jesmyn Ward.
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Rock ’n’ Roll’s Most Notorious Manager Gets a Bad Rap: PW Talks with Peter Guralnick
In ‘The Colonel and the King’ (Little, Brown, Aug.), the biographer draws from archival material to paint a fresh portrait of Elvis Presley’s manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
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Heroic Energy: PW Talks with Nolan Chase
In ‘A Lonesome Place for Murder’ (Crooked Lane, Aug.), Washington State police chief Ethan Brand tackles the apparent murder of a former friend on the U.S.-Canada border.
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