Publishers Weekly PW KidsCast

Hafsah Faizal speaks with PW KidsCast about her debut YA fantasy, 'We Hunt the Flame,' first in the Sands of Arawiya series, drawing inspiration from ancient Arabian culture, and the synergy between web design and world-building.

Author Jonathan Stutzman and illustrator Heather Fox discuss their debut picture book, ‘Llama Destroys the World,’ a sci-fi farce starring a cake-loving llama.

Author Carlos Hernandez speaks with PW KidsCast about his middle grade debut, ‘Sal & Gabi Break the Universe,’ about a Cuban-American teen with the power to open holes in the space-time continuum.

Author and illustrator Ross Burach speaks with PW KidsCast about his new book 'The Very Impatient Caterpillar,' a humorous take on metamorphosis as experienced by a caterpillar who can't wait to turn into a butterfly.

Arthur Yorinks speaks with PW KidsCast about completing his previously unpublished collaboration with the late author-illustrator Maurice Sendak, ‘Presto & Zesto in Limboland.’

Author-illustrator Kathryn Dennis discusses her debut picture book, 'Snakes on a Train,' her path to creating children’s books, and the joys of wordplay.

Dan Gemeinhart talks about his new novel, 'The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise,' about a 12-year-old girl who's been traveling across the country with her father in a school bus ever since her mother and two sisters were killed in a car crash.

Tami Charles speaks with PW KidsCast about her debut middle grade novel, ‘Like Vanessa’, a coming-of-age story set in 1983—the year that Vanessa Williams was crowned the first black Miss America—and how her experience competing in pageants inspired her writing.

Jonathan Auxier speaks with PW KidsCast about his new middle-grade historical fantasy, ‘Sweep,’ the origins and enduring resonance of the golem legend, and bringing Victorian London to life.

Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess talk about 'Swing,' a coming-of-age novel in verse about two friends who set out to discover their true selves in their junior year of high school.

Author Megan McDonald speaks with PW KidsCast about 'Judy Moody and the Right Royal Tea Party,' book 14 in her Judy Moody chapter book series, and drawing from her own childhood antics to create a memorable heroine.

Author Gordon Korman discusses his new middle grade novel, ‘Whatshisface,’ and bringing Shakespearean humor into the digital age.

Author Dave Eggers talks about his new middle grade adventure novel, ‘The Lifters,’ and promoting literacy through his nonprofits 826 National and ScholarMatch.

Author-illustrator Ryan T. Higgins discusses his new picture book, ‘We Don’t Eat Our Classmates,’ as well as his love of comics and animals.

Author Blue Balliett talks about her new middle-grade ghost story, ‘Out of the Wild Night,’ and the rich history of Nantucket.

Authors Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead discuss ‘Bob,’ their new middle-grade novel about an extraordinary friendship, as well as the joys of collaboration.

Debut author Tomi Adeyemi discusses ‘Children of Blood and Bone,’ kicking off a YA fantasy series inspired by West African mythology, as well as her path to publication.

Marcus Emerson talks about ‘The Super Life of Ben Braver,’ about a middle schooler who discovers a world of kids with superhuman abilities, and discusses his entry into writing through the world of self-publishing.

Christopher Paul Curtis discusses his new novel, ‘The Journey of Little Charlie,’ as well as his past Buxton novels and the effect that his Newbery Award and Honors have had on his career.