author interview

New York Times bestselling author, Kim Harrison, creator of the Hollows series, talks about writing, the supernatural and the reason why she names her books after Clint Eastwood movies ("Fistful of Charms" and "The Good, the Bad, and the Undead" for example).

PW talks with Dutch author Arnon Grunberg about his controversial novel The Jewish Messiah—which comes out this week—about his work, about his former pseudonym and about his recent trip to Afghanistan.

In his new book, The Science of Leonardo, Fritjof Capra writes about Leonardo's investigations of the natural world and advances a new interpretation of the Renaissance man’s work. Capra claims that Leonardo applied the empirical method a century before Galileo, and thus better deserves the distinction of ‘father of science.” This is a very short but informative audio interview.

When Dorothea Lasky’s debut poetry collection Awe was published by Wave Books, the author decided against a full scale publicity tour, choosing instead to host readings in each room of her house (bathroom included) and post the videos to her website. Here’s what she has to say about her unique marketing concept.