
Interviews


We Talk with Lee Child About the Return of Jack Reacher in The Midnight Line
In an alternate universe, 2016’s Night School was the last Jack Reacher novel ever. Early in his second career as…

Lincoln in the Bardo Author George Saunders on the Book, the Man, and a Writer’s Evolution
George Saunders is both a blackly hilarious satirist and our most compassionate writer, who takes as his subject the striving…

A Conversation with Coin Heist Author Elisa Ludwig and Director Emily Hagins
Elisa Ludwig’s Coin Heist centers on four students who have a wild plan to save their school from being shut down in the…

Talking with Archie Comics Writer Alex Segura About the CW’s Riverdale and Archie’s Continuing Reinvention
Though the gang from the Archie comic books has embarked on countless storylines that go deeper than shared ice-cream sodas and a…

It Takes Two To Make a Thing Go Right: An Interview with Max Monroe
To celebrate our awesome community of NOOK authors, as well as the recent launch of the NOOK Press print platform,…

The Liberating Power of Taking the Plunge: An Interview with Katy Evans
To celebrate our awesome community of NOOK authors, as well as the recent launch of the NOOK Press print platform,…

Finding New Ways to Reach Readers: An Interview with Emma Chase
To celebrate our awesome community of NOOK authors, as well as the recent launch of the NOOK Press print platform,…

Writing to Find Out What Happens Next: An Interview with Bryce Moore
For better or for worse, our memories shape who are. So imagine having the power to steal them from other people—from the memories they cherish, to…

From Major Publishing Contracts to Self-Published Freedom: An Interview with Kate Perry
To celebrate our awesome community of NOOK authors, as well as the recent launch of the NOOK Press print platform,…

On The Girls and the Search for the Extreme: An Interview with Emma Cline
Emma Cline’s debut novel, The Girls, has been on our must-read list since its acquisition was announced in 2014 following a massive bidding war.…

“Show Up to Whatever You’re Invited to”: An Interview with Trish Cook
For every movie made, there are hundreds—maybe thousands—of movies that didn’t get made. Great screenplays pile up on laptops and in files,…

The Incomparable Judy Blume Talks Diary-Keeping, Creative Lightning Bolts, and In the Unlikely Event
Judy Blume is tiny, lovely, and perennially smiling, and when I first laid eyes on her, I thought I might cry.…

Ample Riches of Every Sort: An Interview with Erica Jong
For more than 40 years, Erica Jong has been giving voice to the hearts and hopes of millions of readers.…

When Your Book Becomes a Movie: A Talk with Stephen Amidon
American author Stephen Amidon’s dark slice of Americana, Human Capital, caught the attention of Italian director Paolo Virzì, whose film…

Evangeline Lilly’s The Squickerwonkers Is a Creepy, Crawly Delight
You may know her from her roles as Kate Austen in Lost or the elf Tauriel in Peter Jackson’s The…

Blue Lily, Lily Blue Author Maggie Stiefvater Tells Us What She’d Wish For From A Magical King
More than once, while reading Blue Lily, Lily Blue, I paused to silently thank Maggie Stiefvater for making the Raven Cycle a…