Interviews and Conversations

As part of Academic Book Week 2018, last week Springer Nature hosted an event exploring open access books featuring representatives from the researcher, funder, and publisher communities. Mithu Lucraft reports...

The National Book Council’s Malta Book Festival takes place between Wednesday 3 and Sunday 7 November at the Malta Fairs & Conventions Center (MFCC), Ta’ Qali, and this year comprises a bookshop...

Let’s get this out of the way right now: This book is a scorcher.“More: A Memoir of Open Marriage” is bound to be passed furtively from friend to friend and...

During the 2018 spring semester, the Harvard Law School Library hosted a series of book talks by HLS authors on topics including authoritarianism in America, the Supreme Court of India, and legal...

  The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University, one of the nation’s newest and thought-provoking literary celebrations, returns March 14-16 for its third chapter. The 2024 fête features more than...

Zoe Trodd, a Ph.D. candidate in History of American Civilization, talks with venerable protester Howard Zinn. (Photo by Marc Halevi) From Tom Paine’s “Common Sense” to Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle...

When authors visit high schools to discuss their work with students, the same uncomfortable scene often unfolds: The author gives a short presentation, then opens up the conversation for questions...

While researching for her novel, author Maaza Mengiste says she came across a New York Times article from 1935 that described a woman leading an army of 2,000 men into...

Slam poet and educator Elizabeth Acevedo arrives on the YA scene with her debut novel in verse. Acevedo pulls from her experience working with teens and her own high school...

Over the years, author-illustrator Grace Lin has mined her own childhood for funny, upbeat stories that shed light on the unique experience of growing up Asian-American. The past year has...