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Still a Little Salacious: PW Talks with Katie Fricas
The library worker and cartoonist discusses her “jagged yet joyful” semi-autobiographical graphic novel debut, Checked Out, featuring a queer 20-something cartoonist and library page.
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ALA 2025: Don’t Give in to FOMO: PW Talks with Brandie Nonnecke
An AI expert considers the appeal, and the shortcoming, of Big Tech’s shiny new toys.
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ALA 2025: Leading from the Heartland: PW Talks with Sam Helmick
ALA’s president-elect applies lessons learned in Iowa to issues at the national level.
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Four Questions for Tae Keller
Tae Keller—author of the Newbery Medal-winning middle grade novel 'When You Trap a Tiger'—makes her picture book debut in 'We Carry the Sun,' illustrated by Rachel Wada.
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Pride Month 2025: Q & As with Children’s and YA Authors Celebrating Queer Culture and History
In celebration of Pride Month, we asked eight creators of children’s books showcasing queer history, culture, and joy to reflect on their works.
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Don’t Forget, You’re the Author: PW Talks with Kate McKean
The longtime agent at Morhaim Literary and creator of popular publishing Substack Agents and Books discusses Write Through It (Simon Element, out now), her insider’s guide to navigating the ins and outs of the book biz.
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Doctor Whodunit: PW Talks with Chris Chibnall
The Broadchurch creator and former Doctor Who showrunner makes his literary debut with the crime novel Death at the White Hart (Pamela Dorman Books, out now).
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Q & A with Jeanne Walker Harvey
We spoke with author Jeanne Walker Harvey about her new picture book biography, 'The Glass Pyramid: The Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I.M. Pei,' and how she chooses STEAM subjects to explore in her books and school visits.
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U.K. Publishing in 2025: Michael O’Mara Reflects on 40 Years of Publishing
The publisher reflects on the company he founded with his wife Lesley in a spare room of their London home, as it celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.
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The Enduring Relevance of a 75-Year-Old Hollywood Satire: PW Talks with David M. Lubin
In ‘Ready for My Closeup’ (Grand Central, Aug.), the film professor takes readers behind the scenes of the 1950 film ‘Sunset Boulevard.’
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Age of Uncertainty: PW Talks with Angela Flournoy
Ten years after her critically acclaimed debut, the author returns with ‘The Wilderness’ (Mariner, Sept.), a story of five Black women and their bonds as they approach middle age.
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In Conversation: Arriel Vinson and Leah Johnson
We asked Arriel Vinson to discuss her YA debut, 'Under the Neon Lights,' with her friend Leah Johnson, a fellow author and Indiana University alumna, and Vinson’s mentor through the Reese’s Book Club LitUp Fellow program.
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Q & A with Rory Power
In Rory Power’s latest YA psychological thriller, 'Kill Creatures,' her first non-speculative novel, a missing teen resurfaces, to the immense surprise of her murderer.
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In and Out of the Dark: PW Talks with Hala Alyan
The poet and novelist’s first foray into memoir, I’ll Tell You When I’m Home (Avid Reader, June), explores the act of mothering across multiple generations.
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The Greatest Mistake of Human History: PW Talks with Victoria Bateman
In Economica, Bateman explains that we ignore women’s historical contributions to societal wealth at our own peril.
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New York’s 1980s and the Rise of the Tabloid Titans: PW Talks with Jonathan Mahler
The ‘New York Times Magazine’ staff writer’s ‘The Gods of New York’ (Random House, Aug.) surveys the overlapping crises facing New York City in the last four years of the 1980s and profiles the power brokers who defined the era.
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A Girl and a God: PW Talks with Michelle Wong
The graphic novel illustrator makes her prose debut with ‘House of the Beast’ (Harper Voyager, Aug.), a dark fantasy about a poor girl plotting revenge against her noble father with the aid of a dangerous god.
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Stepping into the Calling: PW Talks with Susan McPherson
The David C Cook editor founded Esther Press, an imprint publishing spiritual books by and for women, to encourage women writers to “step into their calling.”
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In Conversation: Melissa Hart and Heather Avis
We invited Hart and Avis to discuss their new books about Down syndrome for young readers, advocacy, and how storytelling creates empathy.
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New Titles from the Collective Book Studio Help Little Readers with Big Emotions
Emotionally weighty themes, unique perspectives, and compelling visuals are what define the children’s list at the award-winning independent publisher.(Sponsored)
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