Back again with more first-time authors from the Debut Fiction special section we featured in the November/December issue of Foreword Reviews. Today, we’re hearing from four novelists. Knowing that first books can be arduous, we asked... Read More

Once again, we’re excited to bring some young readers into the studio (figuratively) to lob some questions at the author/illustrator of a fantastic new children’s picture book. Librarian/reviewer Pallas McCorquodale leads the way... Read More

This pumpkin-scented week, at the behest of reviewer Pallas McCorquodale, we’re straying from our regular Q&A format to add some youth and vigor to this interview with Peter Goes, author of the stunning Rivers: A Visual History from... Read More

We Can Save Us All / Adam Nemett / The Unnamed Press / Softcover $18.99 (390pp) / 978-1-944700-76-8 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon / Adam Nemett’s We Can Save Us All is a humorous yet sobering pre-apocalyptic... Read More

Greetings. On the heels of another rowdy, inspiring China Children’s Book Fair in Shanghai last week (November 9–11), it is my pleasure to offer you this post-show report—wherein, I’ll provide details of the fair, a brief... Read More

Leadership—if you possess the right skills, there’s some job openings in that department, especially in the government sector. Alas, the world is sorely lacking for a few good presidents and prime ministers. Throughout history, great... Read More

The Fat Kitchen / How to Render, Cure & Cook with Lard, Tallow & Poultry Fat / Andrea Chesman / Storey Publishing / Softcover $24.95 (304pp) / 978-1-61212-913-6 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon / The Fat Kitchen will give... Read More

In Every Wave / Charles QuimperGuil Lefebvre, translator / Baraka Books / Softcover $16.95 (80pp) / 978-1-77186-155-7 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon / Piercing and compact, Charles Quimper’s novella In Every Wave... Read More