March 1, 2010
- When Howard Cruse's first and only original graphic novel, Stuck Rubber Baby, was published by...
February 14, 2010
- Native Kentuckian Alex Taylor delves into working-class loss and longing in The Name of the...
- Native Kentuckian Alex Taylor delves into working-class loss and longing in The Name of the Nearest River, his debut collection.
February 1, 2010
- In May, Ten Speed will publish pastry chef, cookbook author and food blogger David Lebovitz’s new book, Ready for Dessert: My Best Recipes. The book is a “greatest hits” of sorts, with updated versions of 150 previously published recipes, plus 10 brand new ones. In this interview, Lebovitz talks about how his recipes have evolved, what he tries to accomplish when writing head notes, and why he’s totally fine with giving away recipes free online.
January 21, 2010
- When you win a Newbery or a Caldecott Medal, you find out in a phone call — usually very early in the morning—and then your life is instantly changed. Both Rebecca Stead and Jerry Pinkney got that phone call this past Monday morning; we spoke with both of them to find out where they were when the phone rang, what their reactions were, and what came next.
January 19, 2010
- Cookbook author Marcy Goldman's site, BetterBaking.com, has pioneered a pay-for-content model that charges visitors $2.49 per recipe and also offers quarterly and six-month subscriptions. As Goldman continues work on her fourth cookbook, she talked to PW about fiercely guarding her content: "Everything has its value. We have to just not panic. Publishers are confusing the delivery system with thinking people don’t want content anymore."
January 11, 2010
- Credit card debt plagues a modern American family in Gabrielle Zevin’s The Hole We’re In, a...
January 10, 2010
- Credit card debt plagues a modern American family in Gabrielle Zevin’s The Hole We’re In, a witty, frightening look at how we spend now.
January 7, 2010
- Q: By the Time You Read This, I’ll Be Dead is about a bullied teen who uses a Web site for suicide completers to make her own plan for killing herself. Where did the idea for this book come from? A: There was this special report on TV about kids who had been so severely bullied in school that they either dropped out or were forced into homeschool. The helplessness those kids felt, that inability to deal and cope, really resonated with me.
December 21, 2009
- Clotilde Dusoulier talks about her translation and adaption of the French classic I Know How to Cook, first published in 1932, with more than six million copies in print in France. As holiday shoppers snap up the just-out DVD of Julie & Julia, Dusoulier discusses I Know How to Cook versus Mastering the Art of French Cooking.
