Books Interviews

Putting pen to paper for curious theatre minds, director Nancy Meckler has reflected on her extensive experience in Notes From the Rehearsal Room: A Director’s Process, published by Methuen Drama in February this year. BroadwayWorld grabbed an hour with Nancy to get a sense of what it was like to re...

Today, BroadwayWorld is excited to share an interview with debut author Adalyn Grace, whose upcoming February 4th release has already been blurbed by heavyweight #1 New York Times Best Selling Author Tom Adeyemi (CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE)....

Nick Katsoris stumbled upon an idea for a children's book about a little lamb named Loukoumi that has expanded beyond its pages in spectacular ways. The Loukoumi movement caught the eye of Broadway hit Come From Away. We caught up with Katsoris to talk about the amazing work his foundation is doing ...

Today, BroadwayWorld is excited to share an interview with author F.C. Yee, who has given the world of hit Nickelodeon tv series TV series Avatar: The Last Airbender new life in THE RISE OF KYOSHI, available now....

Sandra Joseph, longest-running leading lady on Broadway, spent a decade as Christine Daae' in THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. She has gone on to be a keynote speaker/singer, and has authored the #1 international bestselling book on Amazon, 'Unmasking What Matters: 10 Life Lessons from 10 Years on Broadway...

BWW Interview: Erica Miner author of DEATH BY OPERA...

'This was a book that had to exist, and I desperately wanted to write it.'...

A CHANGE OF FAITH compels readers to wonder, “Why hasn't this happened yet?” when a historical change in Catholicism allows women to enter seminaries and become priests. For the first time, women are brought to the forefront of the Catholic world and intertwine with characters stemming from both fic...

DEAR EVAN HANSEN: THE NOVEL launches a book tour, with an event in Salt Lake City. 'We know the passionate love people in Salt Lake City have for musical theater,' said composer Justin Paul....

It is a fantastic time for fantasy novels. More and more are being picked up by studios for development thanks to the smashing success of Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and, most recently, Game of Thrones. The latest series to be picked up is Susan Dennard's Witchlands. The series begins with TRUT...

The first book in Jenny Han's New York Times Best Selling Lara Jean trilogy, TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE, is now a movie.  Netflix produced the film and dropped it to today on its streaming service just in time for the weekend. Today, BroadwayWorld is thrilled to sit down with New York Tim...

The first book in The Darkest Minds trilogy just became a movie--you can see it in theaters nationwide right now! This summer, author Alexandra Bracken also treated fans of the series to a brand-new novel set five years later, THE DARKEST LEGACY. Today, BroadwayWorld is thrilled to sit down with ...

WILLA OF THE WOOD is amazing. Stunning. Beautiful. It is one of the best books I've read in 2018. I wasn't expecting it. I am so, so enamored....

Last week, Helen Hoang's debut novel, THE KISS QUOTIENT, released. The online chatter for this title has been favorable since before its release, with huge word-of-mouth as early readers fell in love with the world and the characters and began raving about the book to get it on the radar of more rea...

Today, BroadwayWorld is sitting down with Mary Winn Heider to pepper her with questions regarding her new novel and, of course, the world of theatre! Heider is also an ensemble member with the theater company Barrel of Monkeys, and, of course, we had to ask her about her favorite plays!...

This week, Amy Poeppel's sophomore novel, LIMELIGHT, released. Her debut novel was SMALL ADMISSIONS. LIMELIGHT is the perfect novel for Broadway lovers, going behind the scenes of an up-and-coming show.  Today, BroadwayWorld is sitting down with Amy to pepper her with questions regarding her...

Yesterday, ARU SHAH AND THE END OF TIME by Roshani Chokshi debuted into the world. Aru Shah is the first character to be introduced in publisher Disney Hyperion's new Rick Riordan Presents line, which BroadwayWorld talks about in more detail here. Today, BroadwayWorld is sitting down with Roshani to...

Last month, BroadwayWorld reviewed brand-new fantasy novel LULLABY by L.R.W. Lee, the first in The Sand Maiden series. Today, L.R.W. Lee sat down to dish secrets about her new novel and share an excerpt as a special Valentine's Day treat!...

THE PRINCE AND THE DRESSMAKER by Jen Wang comes out until today, and it is an absolutely fantastic graphic novel with an empowering message. It has the feel of a fairy tale while being its own original story. It's about a prince who loves to wear dresses, even though he has to do secretly, and th...

Today, ROOMIES, the brand-new novel by Christina Lauren, makes its debut. The novel is set in NYC and centered around the hottest Broadway musical in town. To celebrate, the co-authored team sits down to chat about the show that readers will only get a glimpse of in the novel and share their inf...

To celebrate the ROSEMARKED release, Livia Blackburne is offering 3 lucky winners a ROSEMARKED swag pack, which includes a copy of ROSEMARKED and a signed bookplate! Entrants must be 18+ to participate. Best of luck, and happy reading!...

Marissa Meyer is the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of HEARTLESS and The Lunar Chronicles. She lives in Tacoma, Washington, with her husband and twin daughters. She's a fan of most things geeky (Sailor Moon, Firefly, any occasion that requires a costume), and has been in love with fairy tales ...

After two acclaimed novels and a memoir, author Tom LaMarr returns with his first Young Adult novel, ZERO GRAVITY....

I've known Diane Meholick for several years. It's so nice to see good things happening for her and a chance to interview Diane as well....

'A Stranger in the House' by Jacci Smith Reed is about the heartbreak of Alzheimers....

Today, BroadwayWorld sits down with Leigh Bardugo to talk about her books, her process when creating THE LANGUAGE OF THORNS, and, of course, her favorite musicals....

The first thing that drew me to SPARK was the theatre influence. What are some of your favorite stage plays and/or musicals? You don't have to live in the heart of New York City to love the theater, do you? I'm a lifelong resident of Springfield, Missouri, which has a fairly long history of produ...

'Vivian in Red is about owning your story, and that means all of it...your triumphs and your mistakes, both.'...

BWW speaks to Katharine Ferns about her 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Katharine Ferns Is In Stitches...

Her previous books have examined personal relationships with family, friends, and pets. This time she sets her sights on a more ephemeral relationship, that of the public with their beloved celebrities....

The talented man wearing many hats (with a few noms de plume) - book author, late night talk show monologue scriber, stand-up comedian, and Jerry Seinfeld's maid (just kidding!); Barry Marder will mount the Audrey Stage of The Geffen Playhouse June 23 in LETTERS FROM A NUT BY TED L. NANCY, based on ...

For as long as there have been bars in New York City, writers have congregated in their local watering holes to fight writer's block, find inspiration, and mostly, to drink. In this visual and historical celebration of New York's spirited literary past, Delia Cabe offers a fascinating field guide to...

New York Times Best Selling Author Melissa de la Cruz has just released her latest novel, ALEX & ELIZA--which debuted this week at #2 on the New York Times Best Sellers List! The novel is a historical fiction retelling centered around Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler, so of course, Broadway...

BWW Interview: POET MIKE WOLF...

From starring in her own hit YouTube Channel series The Haunting of Sunshine Girl to co-writing a book trilogy about her main character Sunshine, and now, possibly to a TV series, Paige McKenzie has made quite the name for herself! Today, we're excited to share our recent chat with Paige AND give...

BWW Interviews: Writer Dominique Venzella Woods...

Young Adult novelist and actress Katerine Catmull has teamed up with Physical Plant Theatre to create SISTER OF SHATTERING GLASS, an adventure story told entirely with text messages. The adventure follows Catmull's characters Summer and Bird in a race to the center of a dark maze located behind the ...

BWW Interviews: SINGER & POET APNEAH...

The Pulitzer Prize winner and much lauded playwright Donald Margulies' currently back in Los Angeles for his revival of his 1988 Obie Award-winning THE MODEL APARTMENT. His foray into writing for film The End of the Tour made him a festival darling with nominations for Film Independent Spirit and UC...

BWW Interviews: Writer & Artist Kay Johnson-Gentile...