No Man an Island: Christopher Bollen on the “Bodily” Thriller
The author of “The Destroyers” talks about fantasies of the end of the world and the hidden side of male…
Interviews
Authors Liz Kessler and Joanne O’Sullivan Talk Hauntings, Hurricanes, and How to Find the Story
Liz Kessler is the author of Haunt Me, out this week, about a girl whose life in a new town comes with…
Openly Gay Manga Creator Gengoroh Tagame Talks Breaking Barriers with My Brother’s Husband
Manga creator Gengoroh Tagame says that he created the young adult family drama My Brother’s Husband for the same reason…
Theodora Goss Talks Bad Dads, Monstrous Women, and Wrestling with Novel Writing
Classic monsters of literature have never failed to fascinate, and their stories have been retold in various forms—and in various formats.…
“Does Everything Get Squished Together?” An Interview with SPLAT! Author Jon Burgerman
Congratulations on your first picture book! This book is so much fun to read! Where did the idea for SPLAT!…
Goddess of Thunder: Jason Aaron & Russell Dauterman Pit Sci-Fi Against Fantasy in The Mighty Thor
Spider-Man may have his Homecoming first, but Thor is roaring up behind him, making noise to prepare fans for the MCU’s next next…
Jeff Lemire Talks His Diverse, Genre-Defying New Books: Descender, Royal City, and A.D.: After Death
Over the course of a relatively short (so far) career, Canadian-born artist Jeff Lemire has developed one of the most broad-ranging…
Want Author Cindy Pon Talks Sci-Fi Worldbuilding and Odd Futures with Rhoda Belleza
Today Cindy Pon’s Want hits shelves, set in a dystopian future Taipei divided between those who can afford the suits that protect them from a…
A Novel Like a Tree: Arundhati Roy on “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness”
The celebrated author returns with her first novel since “The God of Small Things” with a story that turns on…
Once and for All Author Sarah Dessen Talks Voice, the New Book, and Barbecue
I’ve been a huge fan of Sarah Dessen since I was young enough to be considered in the YA audience—which…
Mishell Baker on Writing Disability in Fantasy—and Getting it Right
Failure to include positive portrayals of physical disability and mental health issues in our fiction erases a large portion of society—and…
Sarah Gailey Yelling About Books: Max Gladstone’s Hugo-Nominated Craft Sequence
Yesterday, Max Gladstone was nominated for a Best Series Hugo Award for the Craft Sequence, an inventive blend of urban,…
Two Budding Artists Interview Illustrator Chris Appelhans
There’s a picture hanging on our bedroom wall of a giraffe. It doesn’t look like a giraffe or even have…
Burn the Village Down: Melissa Febos on “Abandon Me”
“There’s something incredibly freeing about being hurt,” says the author of the new memoir “Abandon Me.” A conversation with Amy…
Chuck Wendig on Breaking Hearts and Cheating Death with Miriam Black
Chuck Wendig is, by this point, a genre author who needs no introduction. He’s put his signature, staccato-prose stamp on…
An Interview with Laini Taylor, Author of Strange the Dreamer
In her beloved, indispensable Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy, a portal fantasy spanning Earth and the angel- and chimaera-populated land of…
Defining Yuri Manga: A Q&A with Erica Friedman
This week, Yen Press published the first volume of Kiss and White Lily for My Dearest Girl. It’s a yuri manga,…
How to Build a Future History: Ada Palmer Discusses the Terra Ignota Series
We can’t say enough good things about Ada Palmer’s Terra Ignota series, which began with Too Like the Lightning, a…
Before I Fall Author Lauren Oliver on the Book’s Journey from Page to Screen
Young adult novels have been attracting Hollywood’s attention since before the category existed (The Outsiders, anyone?), and in recent years,…