Author Interviews
One of the best things about working at Porchlight is the opportunity to form relationships with the authors who write the books we sell and ask them about their work. Doing that in an interview extends the relationship, connecting authors with new readers, and readers with new authors.
-
Blog / News & Opinion
Women's History Month: Rooted MKE
By Jasmine Gonzalez
Porchlight Book Company is proud to be a woman-owned company. Here in Milwaukee, we’re also lucky to be in company with a growing number of fellow woman-owned bookstores. In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re proud to highlight these community change-makers.
Categories: news-opinion, interviews
-
Blog / Interviews
A Q&A with Johann Hari,
Author of Stolen FocusBy Johann Hari, Rebecca Schwartz
Johann Hari, the author of the 2022 Porchlight Business Book of the Year, recently responded to some questions from our Owner and CEO, Rebecca Schwartz. Here is their conversation.
Categories: interviews
-
Blog / Interviews
Katherine May in Conversation with Sally Haldorson
By Katherine May, Sally Haldorson
We take a deeper look at Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age and learn more about author Katherine May through a live-streamed conversation.
Categories: interviews, managing-directors-cut
-
Blog / Interviews
A Q&A with Johan Eklöf
By Emily Porter
Scientist Johan Eklöf guides us through the darkness in his new book The Darkness Manifesto. Through this book you will explore how the night affects our body's functions, the ecosystems around us, and how we can be better allies of the night.
Categories: interviews
-
Blog / Interviews
A Q&A with Iliana Regan
By Iliana Regan, Emily Porter
In her new memoir, Iliana Regan records her childhood in rural Indiana and how her cuisine is tied to the wild landscape that she has always loved.
Categories: interviews
-
Blog / Interviews
A Conversation with Anand Giridharadas
By Anand Giridharadas, Noam Chomsky
We were honored to host this conversation in October 2022 between Anand Giridharadas and Noam Chomsky on Anand's new book The Persuaders.
Categories: interviews
-
Blog / Interviews
Chuck Wisner in Conversation with Jasmine Gonzalez
By Jasmine Gonzalez, Chuck Wisner
We invite our reading community to come along as we take a deeper look at The Art of Conscious Conversations: Transforming How We Talk, Listen, and Interact and learn more about author Chuck Wisner through this live-streamed interview.
Categories: interviews
-
Blog / Interviews
Will Guidara in Conversation with Sally Haldorson
By Will Guidara, Sally Haldorson
We invite our reading community to come along as we take a deeper look at Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect and learn more about author Will Guidara through this live-streamed interview.
Categories: interviews, managing-directors-cut, boswell-book-company
-
Blog / Interviews
Kieran Setiya in Conversation with Sally Haldorson
By Sally Haldorson, Kieran Setiya
We invite our reading community to come along as we take a deeper look at Life is Hard: What Philosophy Can Teach Us About Hard TImes and learn more about author Kieran Setiya through this live-streamed interview.
Categories: interviews, managing-directors-cut, boswell-book-company
-
Blog / Interviews
A Q&A with Jayme Ringleb
By Emily Porter
Jayme Ringleb writes their heart out onto each page of this debut collection.
Categories: interviews