Jason Sizemore and Lesley Conner Talk Big Plans for Apex Magazine and the State of SFF Publishing
Jason Sizemore launched Apex Book Company in 2004. Since then, he and managing editor Lesley Conner have been steering Apex…
Interviews
Reclaiming the Loss: Saeed Jones Talks with Jade Chang
Author Jade Chang talks about the making of her novel “The Wangs vs. The World” with poet and Buzzfeed culture…
Dancing in the Fire: An Interview with Ilana C. Myer, author of Last Song Before Night
Upon completing Last Song Before Night, Ilana C. Myer’s terrific 2015 debut novel, I was reminded of another fantasy novelist…
The Sun Is Also a Star Author Nicola Yoon Talks Shop with Adam Silvera
Today Nicola Yoon’s second novel, The Sun Is Also a Star, hits shelves. Sun takes some of the themes she introduced in her…
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,…
Connie Willis Tells Us Why Science Fiction and Romantic Comedy Were Made for Each Other
Among seasoned readers of science fiction, Connie Willis needs no introduction—toss a baseball through one of her windows, and chances…
Alex de Campi and Carla Speed McNeil Talk No Mercy, Trans Issues, and the Importance of Emojis (An NYCC Interview)
Alex de Campi and Carla Speed McNeil are the writer and artist of No Mercy, an intense comic series following the harrowing adventures…
The Summoner: Greil Marcus and Sean Wilentz Talk Bob Dylan
On the occasion of Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize in Literature, we’re reposting this 2010 conversation which makes the case that…
How to Be a Superhero Author Lexie Dunne on Damsels, Empowerment, and the Delights of Alliteration (An NYCC Interview)
When she’s not at her technical writing day job, Lexie Dunne is the author of the Superheroes Anonymous series of novels from…
Brit Bennett: “Loss Keeps Circling”
Secrets, friendship, love, lust, and small choices that change the course of lives: Brit Bennett talks about the inspirations for…
Lauren Oliver Talks Replica, Reading Lists, and Avoiding Writerly Superstitions
Tomorrow Replica, the first book in Lauren Oliver’s new sci-fi duology, finally hits shelves. Two stories told side by side—literally,…
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…
Walking the Line: Peter Milligan, Leandro Fernández, and The Discipline
For Peter Milligan and Leandro Fernández, sex isn’t entirely the point, though there is a fair bit of it: their…
7 Awesome Picture Book Authors Share Their Personal Stories
Kidlit Open Mic is a spinoff of the YA Open Mic series that occurs each month over on our Teen blog.…
Tahereh Mafi and Ransom Riggs on Their New Books, the Miss Peregrine Movie, and Life with a Writer
YA power couple and all around writerly badasses Tahereh Mafi and Ransom Riggs are celebrating two milestones this year: the…
What it Means to Be Human: Emma Ríos and Hwei Lim on Mirror: The Mountain
The dog might be a terrorist, but he’s got his reasons. Emma Ríos (Pretty Deadly) and Hwei Lim team up…
Sarah J. Maas on Empire of Storms and the Emotional Rollercoaster of Writing
Between the Throne of Glass series and the Court of Thorns and Roses series, Sarah J. Maas has the key…