A while ago, my gallbladder basically exploded and I was laid up recuperating for quite a long time. What kept me sane was ...

Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Like what you ...

Christy Mandin, the author-illustrator of Millie Fleur’s Poison Garden (2024) and Millie Fleur Saves the Night (July), begins her PW phone interview with an apology. “If you hear baby chicks, they’re ...

I didn’t want to write a political novel; this book was therapy for my politics-obsessed mind,’ says the political ...

I thought maybe Amy Sutherland was on vacation when I didn’t see her column, in which she interviews authors about what they’re reading and how books have shaped their lives. Then I read the letters ...

It’s nearly time to say goodbye to 2025, but before we do, it’s worth noting one thing about the past year: The books were ...