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Children's Institute 2024: The Poetry of Grief: PW Talks with Renée Watson

By Iyana Jones | 05/17/2024 @ 07:00PM

Watson spoke with PW about writing in prose, the power of community, and holding space for all Black children’s emotions.
The Nuclear Option: PW Talks with M.V. Ramana

By Michael Zimmerman | 05/17/2024 @ 07:00PM

In Nuclear Is Not the Solution (Verso, July), global affairs scholar M.V. Ramana explains the dangers of atomic energy and why it won’t save the planet.
Heading Toward Disaster: PW Talks with Taffy Brodesser-Akner

By Ken Salikof | 05/17/2024 @ 07:00PM

In Brodesser-Akner’s Long Island Compromise (Random House, July), a Jewish-American family contends with traumas new and old.
PW Close-Up: Anthony Tassi on the History of Literacy Partners

| 05/17/2024 @ 07:00AM

Established in 1973, Literacy Partners is a New York City-based nonprofit focused on strengthening families through literacy. To celebrate a milestone birthday--50 years!--PW spoke to the organization's Chief Executive Officer, Anthony Tassi, about the group's roots in America's social-justice and anti-poverty movements, the different programs it offers, and some of the people whose lives it has impacted. (Sponsored)
In Conversation: Catherine Con Morse and Ellen Oh

| 05/16/2024 @ 04:00PM

We asked Catherine Con Morse and Ellen Oh to discuss their new YA novels and the importance of authentic Asian American representation in children's literature.
Four Questions for Michael Ruhlman

By Michael M. Jones | 05/16/2024 @ 03:00PM

PW spoke with Michael Ruhlman about his inspiration, experiences, and influences in bringing his culinary expertise to his YA debut, 'If You Can't Take the Heat.'
Q & A with Laurie Morrison

By Patricia J. Murphy | 05/13/2024 @ 09:00AM

PW spoke with Laurie Morrison about how her own tween years and her teaching experience influence her writing, and what her hopes are for her students and readers who are just trying to survive middle school.
A Resilient Life: PW Talks with Maria Sweeney

By Ash Holland | 05/10/2024 @ 07:00PM

Sweeney offers candid glimpses of living with a disability in her graphic memoir 'Brittle Joints' (Street Noise, June).
Don’t Be Anti-Alarmed: PW Talks with Genevieve Guenther

By Dana Snitzky | 05/10/2024 @ 07:00PM

In 'The Language of Climate Politics' (Oxford Univ., July), Guenther analyzes pro–fossil fuel narratives in mainstream climate news.
Q & A with Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Faith Schaffer

By Amanda Ramirez | 05/09/2024 @ 03:00PM

Female samurai with cell phones and wi-fi turn feudal Japan upside down in Maggie Tokuda-Hall's YA graphic novel 'The Worst Ronin,' illustrated by animator Faith Schaffer, who is making her publishing debut.
AAPI Heritage Month 2024: Q&As with Six Children's Authors on Embracing Their Culture

By Iyana Jones | 05/07/2024 @ 04:00PM

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we asked six authors to discuss their new and forthcoming books for young readers and the importance of highlighting their culture through literature.
Q & A with Pablo Cartaya

By Amanda Ramirez | 05/07/2024 @ 03:00PM

Baseball-playing middle schooler Elena navigates familial pressures and burnout in 'Curveball,' a middle grade graphic novel written by Pablo Cartaya, in his graphic novel debut.
PW Close-Up: Christen Karniski on Rowman & Littlefield at 75

| 05/06/2024 @ 07:00AM

Since 1949, Rowman & Littlefield has served as a beacon of the indie publishing world. With titles ranging from general interest to academic studies and parenting books, Rowman & Littlefield highlights authoritative, diverse voices from foremost experts in their respective fields. PW spoke with Christen Karniski, executive acquisitions editor for sports and recreation, parenting, and YA nonfiction, about the publisher’s 75th anniversary, its proven track record of success, and the books that matter to readers today. (Sponsored)
All Kinds of Bodies: PW Talks with Emma Specter

By Jasmina Kelemen | 05/03/2024 @ 07:00PM

‘Vogue’ culture writer Emma Specter describes her struggles with binge eating and yo-yo dieting, and how she made peace with her body, in the debut memoir ‘More, Please.’
Breaking the Circle: PW Talks with Eliza Griswold

By Miriam Grossman | 05/03/2024 @ 07:00PM

In 'Circle of Hope' (FSG, Aug.), Eliza Griswold explores the forces that caused a social justice–oriented evangelical church to shutter.
Money, Medicis, and Magic: PW Talks with Paolo Bacigalupi

By Lenny Picker | 05/03/2024 @ 07:00PM

With 'Navola' (Knopf, July), Bacigalupi turns from climate fiction to epic fantasy.
Q & A with Alison McGhee

By Amanda Ramirez | 05/02/2024 @ 03:00PM

Author Alison McGhee examines death and grief with a speculative twist in her upcoming middle grade novel 'Telephone of the Tree.'
Q & A with Vera Brosgol

By Amanda Ramirez | 04/30/2024 @ 03:00PM

Caldecott Honoree and Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol upends "The Little Mermaid" and sets it against a Dickensian backdrop in 'Plain Jane and the Mermaid,' her new middle grade graphic novel.
PW Close-Up: Adam Wilson on Marvel Crime

| 04/29/2024 @ 07:00AM

Executive editor at Hyperion Avenue, Adam Wilson, talked to PW about spearheading his imprint's new Marvel Crime series, why super heroes work so well in prose suspense tales, and how Lisa Jewell is the perfect author to reinvent Jessica Jones. (Sponsored)

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