Elaine Szewczyk

Jo Nesbø Is Coming to America The latest thriller from the Norwegian crime writer—about a police detective tracking a serial killer—is his first set in the United States.

Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbø was almost arrested in Minnesota while researching Wolf Hour, out in Feb. Nesbø and I chatted about the book, as well as his upcoming @netflix.com series and his film adaptation of Blood on Snow directed by Cary Fukunaga.
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Julian Barnes’s Mortal Dilemma The Booker Prize–winning author is turning 80 and releasing his final book—about love, death, and a comically flawed marriage.

Booker Prize winner Julian Barnes is turning 80 and publishing his final book—about love, death, and a comically flawed marriage. My profile:
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Laura Restrepo and the Power of Myths For her latest novel, the Colombian author drew inspiration from the story of the Queen of Sheba as well as her work with refugees for Doctors Without Borders

NBCC member @elaineszewczyk.bsky.social profiled Laura Restrepo for Publishers Weekly:

Death Becomes Rachel Hawkins The bestselling author’s new novel is a modern gothic thriller about murder and extreme weather in the American South.

Here's my @publisherswkly.bsky.social profile of @ladyhawkins.bsky.social. Rachel discusses Alabama hurricanes, 80s true crime scandals, deadly Barbie Ferraris & relying on books in hard times. Her novel The Storm is out in Jan.❤️ @stmartinspress.bsky.social
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Laura Restrepo and the Power of Myths For her latest novel, the Colombian author drew inspiration from the story of the Queen of Sheba as well as her work with refugees for Doctors Without Borders

My @publisherswkly.bsky.social profile of Colombian author Laura Restrepo. Her new novel Song of Ancient Lovers is a modern retelling of the Queen of Sheba myth set in the refugee camps of Yemen.
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Olivia Laing’s Art Work Olivia Laing wrote their new novel, a queer thriller set in 1970s Italy, in three months, and is still catching their breath

NBCC member @elaineszewczyk.bsky.social profiled Olivia Laing for Publishers Weekly:

Olivia Laing’s Art Work Olivia Laing wrote their new novel, a queer thriller set in 1970s Italy, in three months, and is still catching their breath

Here's my @publisherswkly.bsky.social profile of British author Olivia Laing. We talked fascism, free speech, & the fight for artistic expression. Olivia's queer thriller The Silver Book, about 1970s Italian cinema & murder, is out Nov @fsgbooks.bsky.social.
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David Levithan and Jens Lekman

I'll be at Anderson's Bookshop tonight in conversation with novelist David Levithan and Swedish musician Jens Lekman. We'll be talking about their new novel Songs for Other People's Weddings. 7PM CT.
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Mitch Albom Loves Love In his latest novel, Mitch Albom explores true love and the downside of second chances

NBCC member @elaineszewczyk.bsky.social profiled Mitch Albom for Publishers Weekly:

Arundhati Roy’s Rebel Yell In her first memoir, the Booker Prize winner explores her relationship with her volatile mother and living life on her own terms.

Here's my @publisherswkly.bsky.social profile of bad ass Booker winner Arundhati Roy. Her memoir is out Sept/Scribner. Roy discusses her mom, who had the "edginess of a gangster"; running off to Delhi at 16; fending off jail threats; & keeping it real. ❤️
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Why Oral History Matters: PW Talks with Garrett M. Graff The bestselling Pulitzer finalist discusses 'The Devil Reached Toward the Sky,' his oral history of the atomic bomb, which arrives on the 80th anniversary of the weapon's use on Hiroshima and…

NBCC member @elaineszewczyk.bsky.social interviewed @vermontgmg.bsky.social for Publishers Weekly about his new book "The Devil Reached Toward the Sky," an oral history of the Manhattan Project and the dropping of the atomic bomb: buff.ly/5j8HCML

Kirsten Miller Takes on Women’s Work The bestselling author wants to effect social change through fiction—and wake women up to their witchy powers.

Here's my @publisherswkly.bsky.social profile of Kirsten Miller. We talked women with witchy powers, toxic men, the art of revenge & the benefits of having your house burn down. Miller's novel The Women of Wild Hill is out in Oct. @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social
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Arundhati Roy’s Rebel Yell In her first memoir, the Booker Prize winner explores her relationship with her volatile mother and living life on her own terms.

NBCC member @elaineszewczyk.bsky.social profiled Arundhati Roy for Publishers Weekly:

Arundhati Roy’s Rebel Yell In her first memoir, the Booker Prize winner explores her relationship with her volatile mother and living life on her own terms.

Here's my @publisherswkly.bsky.social profile of bad ass Booker winner Arundhati Roy. Her memoir is out Sept/Scribner. Roy discusses her mom, who had the "edginess of a gangster"; running off to Delhi at 16; fending off jail threats; & keeping it real. ❤️
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Kiran Desai’s Labor of Love The Booker Prize winner has devoted the past two decades of her life to writing The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, a novel that weighs in at 688 pages

NBCC member @elaineszewczyk.bsky.social profiled Kiran Desai for Publishers Weekly:

Kiran Desai’s Labor of Love The Booker Prize winner has devoted the past two decades of her life to writing The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, a novel that weighs in at 688 pages

Here's my @publisherswkly.bsky.social profile of Kiran Desai. Her novel, The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, took 20 years to write & is about star-crossed lovers in a globalized world. We talked India, loneliness & her fierce devotion to writing.
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David Levithan: Music Man David Levithan collaborated with Swedish musician Jens Lekman on a dream project—a novel about a wedding singer featuring original songs.

NBCC member @elaineszewczyk.bsky.social‬ profiled David Levithan for Publishers Weekly:

David Levithan (author of Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, Boy Meets Boys, etc.) teamed up with Swedish musician and wedding singer Jens Lekman on a novel about a wedding singer that features 16 original songs that readers can listen to as they read the book...

David Levithan: Music Man David Levithan collaborated with Swedish musician Jens Lekman on a dream project—a novel about a wedding singer featuring original songs.

David Levithan (Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist) collaborated w/ Swedish musician Jens Lekman
on a novel about a wedding singer featuring original songs. Songs for Other People’s Weddings is out in August/Abrams Books. My @publisherswkly.bsky.social piece:
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Holly Smale Is Living Out Loud For Holly Smale, being diagnosed with autism at age 39 changed her life and reshaped her fiction

NBCC member @elaineszewczyk.bsky.social‬ profiled British novelist Holly Smale, whose YA "Geek Girl" series inspired a Netflix show, for Publishers Weekly:

Holly Smale Is Living Out Loud For Holly Smale, being diagnosed with autism at age 39 changed her life and reshaped her fiction

Here's my @publisherswkly.bsky.social profile of lovely Holly Smale, co-creator of the Geek Girl @netflix.com
series. Holly discusses being autistic, selling millions of novels & writing I Know How This Ends (out this August). @harpercollins.bsky.social
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There and Back with Wally Lamb For his first novel in nine years, Wally Lamb draws on his battles with self-doubt and addiction.

Wally Lamb's The River is Waiting was just picked by Oprah for her book club. Here's my @publisherswkly.bsky.social
profile of Wally Lamb. We discuss Oprah, addiction, and the pressure of writing fiction...
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@keirgraff.bsky.social Congrats on your new book Chicago's Fine Arts Building: Music, Magic, and Murder. You said murder, right...?! 🕵️

Helen Schulman Is Nobody’s Fool The new collection from the acclaimed author spans three decades of her stories about the pitfalls of life and love.

NBCC member Elaine Szewczyk profiled Helen Schulman for Publishers Weekly:

Love, foolish love. Here's my @publisherswkly.bsky.social
profile of Helen Schulman. Helen's new story collection, Fools for Love, is out in July. Her last book, Lucky Dogs, has been optioned by Kaia Gerber/Library Science.

Reviews of New Food: Pringles Hot Ones Los Calientes Rojo Crisps Have you ever wanted to use gasoline as lipstick? Or wished someone would start a campfire up your nose? That’s what it feels like to eat the new P...

My new piece in @mcsweeneys.net!
"Have you ever wanted to use gasoline as lipstick? Or wished someone would start a campfire up your nose? That’s what it feels like to eat the new Pringles Hot Ones...."
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Reviews of New Food: Pringles Hot Ones Los Calientes Rojo Crisps Have you ever wanted to use gasoline as lipstick? Or wished someone would start a campfire up your nose? That’s what it feels like to eat the new P...

I've started collecting and curating my favorite McSweeney's pieces and this piece by @elaineszewczyk.bsky.social just shot up to my all-time number one spot. its so perfect. devastatingly elegant and hilarious. A literal masterpiece 👨🏻‍🍳👌

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Christine Pride’s Second-Chance Romance The author dated the same two men in her 20s and in her 40s—and used the experience as fuel for her first solo novel.

NBCC member Elaine Szewczyk profiled Christine Pride for Publishers Weekly:

André Aciman: Hopeless Romantic In three collected novellas, the celebrated author explores some favorite subjects: love, loss, and the heart’s secret desires.

NBCC member Elaine Szewczyk profiled André Aciman for Publishers Weekly:

Christine Pride’s Second-Chance Romance The author dated the same two men in her 20s and in her 40s—and used the experience as fuel for her first solo novel.

Christine Pride dated the same two men in her 20s and in her 40s and used the experience as fuel for her first solo novel—All the Men I’ve Loved Again, which will out in July from Atria Books. Here’s my @publisherswkly.bsky.social
profile of Christine...
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