http://www.publishersweekly.com en-US Copyright 2026 PublishersWeekly.com Sun, 27 Sep 2026 14:21:20 GMT editor@publishersweekly.com (Editor) http://www.publishersweekly.com/favicon.ico http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/index.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101343-seismic-shift-pw-talks-with-danielle-l-jensen.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101343-seismic-shift-pw-talks-with-danielle-l-jensen.html Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101342-you-don-t-need-to-have-a-guitar-pw-talks-with-michael-cragg.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101342-you-don-t-need-to-have-a-guitar-pw-talks-with-michael-cragg.html Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/101340-jane-schoenbrun-wants-you-to-put-down-your-phone.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/101340-jane-schoenbrun-wants-you-to-put-down-your-phone.html Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101326-bookselling-through-the-centuries-pw-talks-with-andrew-pettegree.html The Bookshop (Basic Books, Oct.), explores the evolution of the trade, from the invention of the printing press to the ascent of Amazon.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101326-bookselling-through-the-centuries-pw-talks-with-andrew-pettegree.html Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101337-moving-pictures-pw-talks-with-sofia-warren.html New Yorker cartoonist discusses her debut middle grade graphic novel, Film Nerds (Putnam, Sept. 29), a poignant story starring best friends who are budding filmmakers.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101337-moving-pictures-pw-talks-with-sofia-warren.html Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101332-in-conversation-ayana-gray-and-john-stephens-on-their-gilded-age-set-ya.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101332-in-conversation-ayana-gray-and-john-stephens-on-their-gilded-age-set-ya.html Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101317-what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-foreigner-pw-talks-with-e-l-shen.html Foreigners (HarperCollins, out now), is an intergenerational story loosely inspired by her own grandmother.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101317-what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-foreigner-pw-talks-with-e-l-shen.html Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101315-lynette-noni-on-expanding-her-ya-fantasy-worlds.html Shadow Reaper (Knopf, out now), and the first U.S. edition of Akarnae (Astra), her 2015 debut.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101315-lynette-noni-on-expanding-her-ya-fantasy-worlds.html Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101310-hispanic-and-latinx-heritage-month-2026-children-s-book-creators-on-showcasing-history-and-pride-for-young-people.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101310-hispanic-and-latinx-heritage-month-2026-children-s-book-creators-on-showcasing-history-and-pride-for-young-people.html Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101306-a-new-direction-pw-talks-with-leo-timmers.html Kiki & Me (Gecko, Oct. 6), translated from the Dutch by David Colmer.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101306-a-new-direction-pw-talks-with-leo-timmers.html Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101305-our-primordial-desires-pw-talks-with-amy-alznauer.html Where the Wild Horses Are (Holiday House/Porter, Oct. 13), the story of horse-loving Nash and her efforts to gentle a wild mustang.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101305-our-primordial-desires-pw-talks-with-amy-alznauer.html Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101274-pw-studio-beyond-the-book-richard-curtis-digital-inc.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101274-pw-studio-beyond-the-book-richard-curtis-digital-inc.html Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101202-pw-studio-pw-close-up-audrey-niffenegger-returns-with-sequel-to-time-traveler-s-wife.html The Time Traveler's Wife, about the pressure of following up such a massive hit, her side-gig as a visual artist, and how her childhood in Chicago has worked its way into her fiction. (Sponsored)]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101202-pw-studio-pw-close-up-audrey-niffenegger-returns-with-sequel-to-time-traveler-s-wife.html Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101279-frankfurt-book-fair-2026-raina-telgemeier-on-rewriting-the-future.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101279-frankfurt-book-fair-2026-raina-telgemeier-on-rewriting-the-future.html Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/101277-indie-spotlight-on-picture-books.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/101277-indie-spotlight-on-picture-books.html Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101271-searching-for-scorsese-pw-talks-with-mark-binelli.html Just a Shot Away (Metropolitan, Nov.), the journalist chronicles how Martin Scorsese became one of the world’s most influential filmmakers.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101271-searching-for-scorsese-pw-talks-with-mark-binelli.html Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101270-the-cost-of-deepfakes-pw-talks-with-meena-kandasamy.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101270-the-cost-of-deepfakes-pw-talks-with-meena-kandasamy.html Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/101257-genki-kawamura-knows-the-lines-between-fantasy-and-reality-are-blurred.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/101257-genki-kawamura-knows-the-lines-between-fantasy-and-reality-are-blurred.html Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101268-a-raven-s-eye-view-pw-talks-with-rosanne-parry.html A Raven of the Rainforest (Greenwillow, Sept.).]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101268-a-raven-s-eye-view-pw-talks-with-rosanne-parry.html Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/101262-translation-conversation-kit-maude-and-lindsay-turner.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/101262-translation-conversation-kit-maude-and-lindsay-turner.html Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101256-in-conversation-veronica-roth-and-chloe-gong-on-expanding-their-dystopian-visions.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101256-in-conversation-veronica-roth-and-chloe-gong-on-expanding-their-dystopian-visions.html Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/101243-minding-the-gap-pw-talks-with-translators-sawad-hussain-and-nour-jaljuli.html The Necklace of Seven Souls (Yonder, Sept.), a YA novel written in Arabic by Hooda Shawa and illustrated by Nada Esmaeel (Yonder, Sept.).]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/101243-minding-the-gap-pw-talks-with-translators-sawad-hussain-and-nour-jaljuli.html Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101239-the-reality-we-live-in-pw-talks-with-sarah-everett.html The Continuation of Summer Dillon (HarperCollins, Sept. 15).]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101239-the-reality-we-live-in-pw-talks-with-sarah-everett.html Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/101194-for-james-muldoon-chatbots-offer-a-pale-imitation-of-humanity.html Love Machine (Faber & Faber, out now), the sociologist looks at real people’s intimate relationships with AI chatbots, and how they could change relationships among humans. ]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/101194-for-james-muldoon-chatbots-offer-a-pale-imitation-of-humanity.html Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101226-celebrating-culture-pw-talks-with-ana-siqueira.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101226-celebrating-culture-pw-talks-with-ana-siqueira.html Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/101230-pw-studio-pw-spotlight-bedtime-stories-make-room-for-fear.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/101230-pw-studio-pw-spotlight-bedtime-stories-make-room-for-fear.html Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101214-drinking-the-kool-aid-pw-talks-with-mari-howes.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101214-drinking-the-kool-aid-pw-talks-with-mari-howes.html Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101211-was-kissinger-really-that-important-pw-talks-with-barbara-j-keys.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101211-was-kissinger-really-that-important-pw-talks-with-barbara-j-keys.html Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/101201-louise-kennedy-has-found-her-home.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/101201-louise-kennedy-has-found-her-home.html Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101217-and-justice-for-all-sandra-w-headen-and-autumn-krause-in-conversation.html Roi and Me and the Double V (Holiday House) and The Gods Will Sing Our Song (Delacorte)—both tales of resilience and hope in the face of wartime discrimination.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101217-and-justice-for-all-sandra-w-headen-and-autumn-krause-in-conversation.html Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101212-a-vehicle-for-play-daniel-kwan-on-his-new-picture-book-collab.html Everything Everywhere All at Once—and co-author Julia Pott, along with illustrator Sean Lewis, about their process for creating Have You Ever Seen a Ghost?]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101212-a-vehicle-for-play-daniel-kwan-on-his-new-picture-book-collab.html Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101191-the-oldest-joke-in-the-book-pw-talks-with-pete-holmes.html Spells to Cast on Your Parents, is an interactive picture book where kids have the power.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101191-the-oldest-joke-in-the-book-pw-talks-with-pete-holmes.html Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101197-walking-a-tightrope-pw-talks-with-r-f-kuang.html Taipei Story (Morrow, out now), the story of a Chinese American student enrolled in an intensive language program in Taiwan, the novelist makes a bold foray into literary fiction. ]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101197-walking-a-tightrope-pw-talks-with-r-f-kuang.html Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101166-a-novel-idea-pw-talks-with-john-mutter.html Shelf Awareness makes his literary debut next month with Fortune and Glass (Left Field), a literary thriller and love story set in Nazi Germany.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101166-a-novel-idea-pw-talks-with-john-mutter.html Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101128-down-the-rabbit-hole-pw-talks-with-dashka-slater.html The Wild Season (Little, Brown, Sept.), the true story of a rabbit rescue in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Heights Park.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101128-down-the-rabbit-hole-pw-talks-with-dashka-slater.html Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101127-always-dreaming-big-pw-talks-with-shannon-hale.html Dream Big (Roaring Brook), the follow-up to her middle grade graphic novel Dream On, both illustrated by Marcela Cespedes; and Christmas in Austenland (Bloomsbury), the third book in her adult series that began in 2007.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101127-always-dreaming-big-pw-talks-with-shannon-hale.html Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/101152-amanda-peters-is-branching-out.html The Birthing Tree, was inspired by a cryptic conversation with her elderly grandmother.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/101152-amanda-peters-is-branching-out.html Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101144-an-artist-s-muse-pw-talks-with-james-cahill.html The Beverly Hills Housewife: Hockney’s Californian Muse and the World Beyond the Pool (Thames & Hudson, Nov.), the art critic explores the 1966 painting and its subject, art collector Betty Freeman.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101144-an-artist-s-muse-pw-talks-with-james-cahill.html Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101143-untranslatable-pw-talks-with-kuzhali-manickavel.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101143-untranslatable-pw-talks-with-kuzhali-manickavel.html Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101135-voracious-appetites-pw-talks-with-katherine-rundell.html Why You Should Read Children’s Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise (Knopf, Sept.).]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101135-voracious-appetites-pw-talks-with-katherine-rundell.html Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101126-out-of-this-world-pw-talks-with-shaun-tan.html Hometown (Levine Querido, out now), a graphic novel about a child on another planet who faces an existential decision.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101126-out-of-this-world-pw-talks-with-shaun-tan.html Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101108-pw-studio-spotlight-becoming-a-helper.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101108-pw-studio-spotlight-becoming-a-helper.html Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101069-pw-studio-pw-close-up-abigail-moyer-s-one-of-my-patients-is-a-vampire.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101069-pw-studio-pw-close-up-abigail-moyer-s-one-of-my-patients-is-a-vampire.html Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/101104-indie-spotlight-august-2026.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/101104-indie-spotlight-august-2026.html Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101097-behind-the-mythology-of-bookselling-pw-talks-with-liz-hottel-of-naiba.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101097-behind-the-mythology-of-bookselling-pw-talks-with-liz-hottel-of-naiba.html Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/101090-chad-harbach-steps-back-up-to-the-plate.html The Art of Fielding, the author returns with a novel set at the same Midwestern college.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/101090-chad-harbach-steps-back-up-to-the-plate.html Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101088-bad-behavior-pw-talks-with-nafissa-thompson-spires.html The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford (Scribner, Oct.).]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101088-bad-behavior-pw-talks-with-nafissa-thompson-spires.html Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101083-america-s-game-pw-talks-with-peter-king.html The Game (Norton, Oct.), the sportswriter recounts the history of the NFL through stories from his four decades covering the league.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101083-america-s-game-pw-talks-with-peter-king.html Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101087-time-and-again-pw-talks-with-jessica-spotswood.html The Harrow Home for Wayward Girls (Holt, Aug.), which combines paranormal phenomena and post-WWII history.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101087-time-and-again-pw-talks-with-jessica-spotswood.html Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101086-a-return-to-form-pw-talks-with-andrea-beatriz-arango.html No Place on Earth (Random House, Aug.), a contemporary middle grade novel told in verse and prose.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101086-a-return-to-form-pw-talks-with-andrea-beatriz-arango.html Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101081-past-present-future-traci-n-todd-and-vashti-harrison-in-conversation.html That You Are Here Is No Small Thing (Viking, Sept.), an evocative exploration of the history of Black Americans.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101081-past-present-future-traci-n-todd-and-vashti-harrison-in-conversation.html Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101059-we-re-just-beginning-billie-jean-king-and-elizabeth-rusch-in-conversation.html See It to Be It (Calkins Creek), written with Liz Robbins for young adults, tells the inspirational stories of 11 women overcoming challenges to become modern sports legends.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101059-we-re-just-beginning-billie-jean-king-and-elizabeth-rusch-in-conversation.html Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/101051-jasper-fforde-has-series-business.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/101051-jasper-fforde-has-series-business.html Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101050-family-dinner-pw-talks-with-tony-shalhoub.html We Thought They’d Never Leave: Musings on Food and Family (Gallery, Oct.), the actor and his daughter, Josie Adams, share heartfelt memories of their family’s summer reunions.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101050-family-dinner-pw-talks-with-tony-shalhoub.html Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101049-we-re-still-on-that-hurtling-train-pw-talks-with-nathaniel-philbrick.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101049-we-re-still-on-that-hurtling-train-pw-talks-with-nathaniel-philbrick.html Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101043-my-small-secret-world-writing-about-living-with-ocd-as-a-youth.html Exposures (First Second, out now).]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101043-my-small-secret-world-writing-about-living-with-ocd-as-a-youth.html Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101042-three-on-a-theme-girls-bite-back.html Natural Selection, Rimma Onoseta’s The Revenge Playbook, and Rebecca Stafford’s The Ending You Deserve are part of a slate of summer YA novels in which predators and abusers become unsuspecting prey.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101042-three-on-a-theme-girls-bite-back.html Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/101014-t-geronimo-johnson-isn-t-buying-happy-endings.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/101014-t-geronimo-johnson-isn-t-buying-happy-endings.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/101012-another-american-history-tale.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/101012-another-american-history-tale.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101008-new-beginnings-pw-talks-with-imbolo-mbue.html Every Story Is a Love Story (Random House, Oct.), a Cameroonian American widower debates whether to meet the woman who accidentally killed his wife. ]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101008-new-beginnings-pw-talks-with-imbolo-mbue.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101007-why-explanations-are-like-orgasms-pw-talks-with-tania-lombrozo.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/101007-why-explanations-are-like-orgasms-pw-talks-with-tania-lombrozo.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100984-speed-racer-pw-talks-with-angelica-cheng.html The Fast Track (S&S, Aug.), a contemporary YA rom-com about an Asian American teenage girl navigating the competitive racing world—inspired by Cheng’s experience as a woman in the male-dominated finance industry.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100984-speed-racer-pw-talks-with-angelica-cheng.html Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/100975-josh-silver-s-fruit-fly-is-a-smart-send-up-of-the-publishing-machine.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/100975-josh-silver-s-fruit-fly-is-a-smart-send-up-of-the-publishing-machine.html Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/100916-pw-studio-the-couple-that-stays-together-publishes-together.html books that will both be released on September 8. (Sponsored)]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/100916-pw-studio-the-couple-that-stays-together-publishes-together.html Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/100943-audrey-niffenegger-goes-back-to-the-future.html The Time Traveler’s Wife.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/100943-audrey-niffenegger-goes-back-to-the-future.html Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100942-quantum-spirituality-pw-talks-with-wole-talabi.html The Fist of Memory (DAW, Oct.), a South African astronomer crosses paths with a Nigerian assassin as an alien spaceship hurtles toward Earth.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100942-quantum-spirituality-pw-talks-with-wole-talabi.html Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100941-the-new-manhattan-project-pw-talks-with-kevin-roose.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100941-the-new-manhattan-project-pw-talks-with-kevin-roose.html Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100945-let-s-sculpt-this-together-pw-talks-with-matthew-burgess-and-matthew-forsythe.html If the Moon, a spare, incantatory bedtime reverie.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100945-let-s-sculpt-this-together-pw-talks-with-matthew-burgess-and-matthew-forsythe.html Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100935-three-on-a-theme-life-after-death.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100935-three-on-a-theme-life-after-death.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100921-writing-out-loud-pw-talks-with-julie-andrews-and-emma-walton-hamilton.html Shy (Abrams, Aug.), inspired by Andrews’s real-life poodle, who had a hidden talent for music to match her owner’s.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100921-writing-out-loud-pw-talks-with-julie-andrews-and-emma-walton-hamilton.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100915-four-questions-for-chloe-ito-ward.html All the Ways We Learn, illustrated by fellow neurodivergent creator Yaroslava Apollonova, pulls from her classroom experiences as a student and teacher to celebrate the diverse ways that children learn and grow.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100915-four-questions-for-chloe-ito-ward.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100914-four-questions-for-t-c-kemper.html Stepford Wives–inspired origins of her debut middle grade novel, The Ginghams, and how her background in journalism shaped the book’s themes of censorship.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100914-four-questions-for-t-c-kemper.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/100898-sarah-langan-s-trad-terrors.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/100898-sarah-langan-s-trad-terrors.html Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100897-forest-for-the-trees-pw-talks-with-oliver-k-langmead.html The Killing of a Chestnut Tree (Tordotcom, Oct.), a Sherlock Holmes pastiche in which gay sleuth Havelock Harper and his sidekick, Sebastian Wright, investigate the murder of a tree.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100897-forest-for-the-trees-pw-talks-with-oliver-k-langmead.html Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100895-he-could-get-away-with-anything-pw-talks-with-cheyenne-roundtree.html Rolling Stone reporter’s Bad Boy for Life (Holt, Sept.) reveals shocking patterns of abuse in hip-hop mogul Sean Combs’s past.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100895-he-could-get-away-with-anything-pw-talks-with-cheyenne-roundtree.html Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/100900-indie-spotlight-july-2026.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/100900-indie-spotlight-july-2026.html Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100886-four-questions-for-rajani-larocca.html Such Great Heights (Quill Tree, Aug.).]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100886-four-questions-for-rajani-larocca.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/100843-fall-2026-comics-preview-cover-artist-lucas-harari.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/100843-fall-2026-comics-preview-cover-artist-lucas-harari.html Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/100839-kelly-sue-deconnick-keeps-it-close-to-home.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/100839-kelly-sue-deconnick-keeps-it-close-to-home.html Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100838-at-war-in-the-stars-pw-talks-with-garth-nix.html Massif (Harper Voyager, Sept.), the bestselling YA fantasist’s adult space opera debut.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100838-at-war-in-the-stars-pw-talks-with-garth-nix.html Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100836-genocide-is-not-inevitable-pw-talks-with-dana-mashoian-walrath.html The Book of Genocides (Harvard Univ., Sept.).]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100836-genocide-is-not-inevitable-pw-talks-with-dana-mashoian-walrath.html Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100852-four-questions-for-jaque-jours.html The Muéganos, which has earned four starred reviews, including one from PW.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100852-four-questions-for-jaque-jours.html Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100809-hayley-kiyoko-comes-full-circle-with-girls-like-girls.html PW spoke with Kiyoko about how she’s evolved alongside the story for 10 years. ]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100809-hayley-kiyoko-comes-full-circle-with-girls-like-girls.html Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100786-pw-studio-beyond-the-book-t-l-simpson-s-accelerant.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100786-pw-studio-beyond-the-book-t-l-simpson-s-accelerant.html Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/100801-darcie-little-badger-heritage-and-hope.html Children of Owl.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/100801-darcie-little-badger-heritage-and-hope.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100798-rewriting-the-story-of-rock-pw-talks-with-chuck-klosterman.html Rock*: A Mainstream Alternative History of Alternative Mainstream Music (Da Capo, Sept.), journalist Klosterman constructs a fictionalized history of American rock music that sees the Velvet Underground score bigger hits than the Beatles. ]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100798-rewriting-the-story-of-rock-pw-talks-with-chuck-klosterman.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100797-miss-megachurch-pw-talks-with-deesha-philyaw.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100797-miss-megachurch-pw-talks-with-deesha-philyaw.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/100793-an-indie-novel-perseveres.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/100793-an-indie-novel-perseveres.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100783-four-questions-for-richard-mercado.html Coming Out Perfect, which pulls from his memories and experiences as a queer teen.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100783-four-questions-for-richard-mercado.html Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100730-pw-studio-pw-close-up-david-and-ashley-eckstein-on-baseball-and-their-new-books.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100730-pw-studio-pw-close-up-david-and-ashley-eckstein-on-baseball-and-their-new-books.html Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100767-q-a-with-amanda-connolly.html The Lure of Wolves and Whispers.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100767-q-a-with-amanda-connolly.html Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100764-three-on-a-theme-kill-or-be-killed-ya-cheerleader-edition.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100764-three-on-a-theme-kill-or-be-killed-ya-cheerleader-edition.html Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100754-q-a-with-kody-keplinger.html The DUFF and companion novel Lying Out Loud returns with a YA thriller, Where Lost Girls Go, set in a sinister commune.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100754-q-a-with-kody-keplinger.html Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100685-mara-brock-akil-s-debut-novel-finds-freedom-in-friendship.html Girlfriends and Being Mary Jane brings her sharp insight into Black women’s lives to The Revelations of Dionne Daphne).]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100685-mara-brock-akil-s-debut-novel-finds-freedom-in-friendship.html Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/100734-publishing-pride-2026-roz-hernandez.html Peeing in an Empty Bottle talks about being inspired by John Waters and the memoirs of trans women, as well as the dogged pursuit of her dreams. ]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/100734-publishing-pride-2026-roz-hernandez.html Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100683-publishing-pride-2026-maia-kobabe.html Gender Queer author never anticipated the graphic memoir would make national headlines as a frequent target of book bans, but is inspired by the young people who are reading queer literature under the threat of censorship.]]> http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100683-publishing-pride-2026-maia-kobabe.html Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100621-pw-studio-beyond-the-book-linda-kass-world-news-from-waverley-high.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100621-pw-studio-beyond-the-book-linda-kass-world-news-from-waverley-high.html Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100620-pw-studio-beyond-the-book-saratoga-schaefer.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100620-pw-studio-beyond-the-book-saratoga-schaefer.html Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400