Publishers Weekly PW KidsCast

Julia Drake joins PW KidsCast to discuss her debut YA novel, ‘The Last True Poets of the Sea,’ her love of theater, and bringing Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ into the modern day.

Erin Barker speaks with PW KidsCast about her first solo picture book, 'Mr. Pumpkin's Tea Party.'

Brittney Morris speaks with PW KidsCast about her debut YA novel, ‘SLAY,’ the magic of ‘Black Panther,’ and imagining inclusive spaces for videogamers.

Author Steve Sheinkin talks to PW KidsCast about his new nonfiction book, ‘Born to Fly,’ about the 1929 Air Derby—the first women's air race across the U.S.—and writing history books to hook young readers.

Sarah and Ian Hoffman talk to PW KidsCast about their new picture book, 'Jacob's Room to Choose,' illustrated by Chris Case, and telling stories of gender nonconformity and inclusion inspired by their own children.

Author-illustrator Doug Cenko discusses his new picture book, ‘My Mama Is a Mechanic,’ follow-up to ‘My Papa Is a Princess,’ and the importance of portraying all kinds of roles for parents.

Christine Lynn Herman speaks with PW KidsCast about her debut novel, ‘The Devouring Gray,’ a YA paranormal mystery set in upstate New York.

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Arthur Yorinks speaks with PW KidsCast about completing his previously unpublished collaboration with the late author-illustrator Maurice Sendak, ‘Presto & Zesto in Limboland.’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