The Powells.com Interviews: 22 Authors and Artists Talk About Their Books

The Powells.com Interviews presents twenty-two candid conversations with a remarkable selection of critically acclaimed authors and artists. Novelists, journalists, travel writers, a famous photographer, a radio host, a pop star… The subjects interviewed in this special collection have earned the highest honors in publishing—a Pulitzer Prize, two Booker Prizes, a National Book Award, a PEN/Faulkner Award, a Newbery Medal, and inclusion in the recent Best American Short Stories of the Century collection, to list just a few. Their work is enjoyed by fans around the world. From children’s books to suspense novels, poetry to portrait photography, the titles produced by these talented men and women represent the best of contemporary publishing. Here, the authors discuss their influences and shed light on the creative process—they invite you inside their books. Readers will gain new appreciation for some of their favorite works and find many more recommended titles to enjoy years into the future.

Featured: Michael Ondaatje, Annie Leibovitz, Roddy Doyle, Ha Jin, Mary Higgins Clark, Susan Orlean and many others.

Dave Weich's big break came in 1997 when an Internet city guide offered to feature his daily cartoon, Sheepscot Arm, on its web sitethe first time someone paid him to document his secret life among animal friends. He is not quite six feet tall. He has no sense of direction. He is currently at work on a web site built entirely of Popcicle® sticks.