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Conversations between Publishers Weekly editors and authors of new fiction and nonfiction books.

Episódios

  • PW LitCast: A Conversation with Martine Bailey

    15/04/2019 Duração: 22min

    PW LitCast talks with author Martine Bailey about her newest historical mystery, 'The Almanack,' set in 1752 England, which integrates the role that almanacs played at the time, into a tricky whodunit plot.

  • PW LitCast: A Conversation with Agus Morales

    11/02/2019 Duração: 11min

    Journalist Agus Morales tells PW LitCast about his book 'We Are Not Refugees' (Imagine), and his ten-year-long process of visiting many countries to hear the stories of displaced people.

  • PW LitCast: A Conversation with Daniel Botkin

    12/11/2018 Duração: 21min

    PW LitCast talks with author and scientist Daniel Botkin about his novel, 'Tsavo,' which presents differing perspectives on wildlife conservation through a compelling narrative focused on the plight of the African elephant in Kenya.

  • PW LitCast: A Conversation with David Hewson

    15/10/2018 Duração: 18min

    PW LitCast speaks with author David Hewson about his latest crime novel, The Savage Shore, which features the return of Italian police detective Nic Costa.

  • PW LitCast: A Conversation with Marie Veronique Nadeau

    08/10/2018 Duração: 17min

    PW LitCast speaks with author and scientist Marie Veronique Nadeau about her book 'The Acne Answer: A Step By Step Guide To Clear Healthy Skin, Frpm Scientific Origins To Natural, Easy, Effective Solutions,' which uses recent scientific discoveries to develop effective treatments for a variety of skin disorders.

  • PW LitCast: A Conversation with Gwen Carr

    01/10/2018 Duração: 15min

    PW's LitCast caught up with Gwen Carr, the author of 'This Stop's Today: Eric Garner's Mother Seeks Justice After Losing her Son,' to talk about grief, her role as an activist, and the ongoing fight for equality. "I didn't know if I could make a real difference, but I did know that I could try," she writes.

  • PW LitCast: A Conversation with Dan Koboldt

    24/09/2018 Duração: 22min

    Dan Koboldt talks about gathering experts in science to offer guidance for writers of speculative fiction, an effort that began with a blog series and culminated in the book 'Putting Science In Fiction' for Writer's Digest.

  • PW LitCast: A Conversation with Ezra Claytan Daniels

    17/09/2018 Duração: 18min

    Ezra Claytan Daniels tells the story of developing the award-winning science fiction graphic novel 'Upgrade Soul,' which began as an app and with self-published episodes before it was completed and acquired by Lion Forge.

  • PW LitCast: A Conversation with Jeri Westerson

    20/08/2018 Duração: 22min

    Author Jeri Westerson talks about 'The Deepest Grave,' the latest installment in her Crispin Guest series of medieval detective novels, and shares a reading from the book from Mysteryrats Maze.

  • PW LitCast: A Conversation with Ted Alvarez

    19/06/2018 Duração: 19min

    In his book, The Survival Hacker’s Handbook (Falcon, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield), Ted Alvarez shares helpful advice for hikers and backpackers on how to survive with just about anything.

  • PW LitCast: A Conversation with Chris Keyes

    21/05/2018 Duração: 13min

    Christopher Keyes, editor of Outside Magazine, discusses Out There: The Wildest Stories from Outside Magazine.

  • PW LitCast: A Conversation with Parker J. Palmer

    16/05/2018 Duração: 23min

    Author Parker J. Palmer spoke to PW's LitCast about his new book, ‘On the Brink of Everything,’ sharing an important message about aging. “Elders seem to get more fearful as they get older, or there are those who believe — with me — that old is just another word for nothing left to lose, so get out there and take some risks for the common good.” he said. “I’m hoping this book will reinforce that message.”

  • PW LitCast: A Conversation with Humphrey Hawksley

    30/04/2018 Duração: 21min

    The world stands on the brink of all-out war between the US and Russia in Humphrey Hawksley's thrilling Man On Ice.

  • PW LitCast: A Conversation with George Yancy

    23/04/2018 Duração: 23min

    This week on PW LitCast, Senior editor Calvin Reid talks with Emory University professor George Yancey, author of ‘Backlash: What Happens When We Talk Honestly About Racism In America,’ published this month by Rowman & Littlefield. Prof. Yancey responds to the flood of vicious racist slurs generated by his 2015 NYT op-ed piece on white privilege and white supremacy, in an effort to understand the willful insulation of White Americans from African American Life.

  • PW LitCast: A Conversation with Scott Raymond Einberger

    16/04/2018 Duração: 22min

    PW LitCast speaks with environmental historian Scott Einberger about his definitive look at the career of a great public servant, With Distance in His Eyes: The Environmental Life and Legacy of Stewart Udall.

  • PW LitCast: A Conversation with Carter Wilson

    22/01/2018 Duração: 20min

    PW LitCast speaks with author Carter Wilson about his new thriller, Mister Tender’s Girl, inspired by the notorious and horrific real-life Slenderman case, in which two 12-year-old girls stabbed another 12 year old to impress a fictional character.

  • PW LitCast: A Conversation with Jane Issac

    13/11/2017 Duração: 19min

    PW LitCast speaks with UK author Jane Isaac about The Lies Within, published by Legend Press. Her third psychological thriller starring DI Will Jackman, Isaac has conjured a story in which a woman is drawn into the investigation of the murder of her own daughter, an event that has unforeseen consequences on her family and the village in which she lives. Listen in as Isaac talks about the evolution of her career as a novelist, the inspiration for her sleuth, the research that took her into a prison and more.

  • PW LitCast: A Conversation with Detective Lt. Joe Kenda

    18/09/2017 Duração: 18min

    PW LitCast speaks with author Detective Lt. Joe Kenda about his new book, I Will Find You (CenterStreet). Listen in as we discuss what makes for a great homicide detective, the only three motivations for murder, how police investigations in fiction differ from those in real life, how interrogations are more art than science, why serial killers are rarer than you might think from watching movies, what it feels like to have a second career as a television star; and more.

  • PW LitCast: A Conversation with Ann Druyan

    31/07/2017 Duração: 24min

    PW LitCast speaks with Emmy and Peabody Award-winning writer, producer and director Ann Druyan about her production of audiobooks of the nonfiction works of her husband, scientist and science educator Carl Sagan.

  • PW LitCast: A Conversation with Kate Moore

    01/05/2017 Duração: 14min

    PW LitCast speaks with author Kate Moore about her new book, The Radium Girls (SourceBooks). Listen in as we discuss the historical research that went into writing the story, the role that the radium companies had in covering up the toxic poisoning, and how such instance of corporate malfeasance are still a massive problem.

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