Gothic Stories, Irony and Shakespeare: A Q&A with Ava Reid
Bestselling author Ava Reid sat down with blog writer Isabelle McConville to dive into her body of work. From YA…
Interviews
Cranberry Bogs, Appalachia and Dysfunctional Families: A Q&A with Kay Chronister
Lush and eerie, gorgeous and gothic, The Bog Wife is a disconcerting tale of complex family mythologies, crippling poverty and…
Coming-of-Age, Sibling Stories and Soufflés: A Q&A with Jandy Nelson
Jandy Nelson, author of I’ll Give You the Sun and The Sky is Everywhere, joined blog writer Isabelle McConville to…
Multi-Level Marketing, Monsters and More: A Q&A with Kiersten White, Author of Lucy Undying
Kiersten White joined blog writer Isabelle McConville to talk all about her new novel Lucy Undying. Read on for an…
Mysticism and Mass Hysteria: A Q&A with Ruby Todd, Author of Bright Objects
Ruby Todd joined blog writer Isabelle McConville to talk all about her debut novel Bright Objects. Read on for an…
Dedication to Detail: 5 Questions for Mateo Askaripour
Mateo Askaripour (A National Book Foundation 5 under 35 pick) follows up his NYT-bestselling Black Buck with something completely different…
>You Are Standing in a Dark Cave: Robin Sloan and Charles Yu in Conversation
This conversation between two of the biggest-hearted, most curious, wildly imaginative writers we know was originally posted in 2012, when…
In Good Company: Poets & Writers on Sloane Crosley
Sloane Crosley photo credit: Beowulf Sheehan The combination of Poets & Writers + Sloane Crosley is almost too good to…
5 Questions for Jedidiah Jenkins, Author of Mother, Nature
What about spending so much time in the great outdoors inspires so much introspection/reflection? So much of the human brain…
Bookstores, Coffee Shops and Finding Connection: 5 Questions for Travis Balderee
Bookshops & Bonedust, the follow-up to Legends & Lattes, is just as cozy and warm as a night spent around…
Five Questions for Christopher Paolini
Did you always know you wanted to be a writer, or was it more of a hobby when you started?…
Dreaming Up Her Own Salvation: Poets & Writers on Safiya Sinclair
We’re huge, huge fans of Poets & Writers — the organization and their eponymous magazine — and poet-memoirist-professor Safiya Sinclair, so…
History Shapes How We Move Through the World: Reading Jesmyn Ward
Jesmyn Ward — two-time winner of the National Book Award and 2017 MacArthur Fellow (the “Genius Grant”) — is one…
I’m a More is More Person: 5 Questions with Molly Baz, author of More Is More
We asked Molly Baz, author of More Is More, 5 questions about what first drew her to cooking and the…
Doing What Feels Authentic to the Characters: 5 Questions with Kerri Maniscalco, Author of Throne of the Fallen
Read this Q&A with Kerri Maniscalco as she answers our questions about extends the world of her beloved YA series…
The Redemptive Power of Art: Five Questions for Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam, Authors of Punching the Air
From award-winning author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist as well as one of the exonerated five, Yusef Salaam, comes…
An Interview with Actress and Author Skai Jackson on Her New Book, Reach for the Skai
The Hollywood Reporter named Skai one of the “Top 30 Stars Under Age 18” and she has been featured in…
Hope Exists: Darcy Van Poelgeest and Ian Bertram Discuss Their Image Comics Saga Little Bird
A young Canadian girl—the titular Little Bird of the new graphic novel from creators Darcy Van Poelgeest and Ian Bertram—finds herself…
An Interview with the Author of Goodnight Bubbala, a Joyful Parody of Goodnight Moon Filled with Love, Family, and Noshing
Like most children, I grew up reading Goodnight Moon, and I so wish this version had existed when I was…
A Q&A with Max & Ruby Author Rosemary Wells on Twin Trouble and the Newest Additions to the Series
What do you think makes these two, and their stories, so timeless? Max and Ruby are the universal older sister-younger…