Interview Details

Title & Link

Try a Little Tenderness: PW Talks with Jason Reynolds

Publish Date

October 1, 2024

Interviewees

Interviewers

Publisher

Publishers Weekly

Topics

Boys expressing vulnerability in literature

Focusing on the interior life of characters

Highlighting the importance of tenderness in relationships

Importance of centering tenderness in romance for young people

Injecting humor into uncomfortable situations

Using humor in storytelling

Writing love stories

People Mentioned

Walter Dean Myers

Works Mentioned

As Brave as You

Boy in the Black Suit

Twenty-Four Seconds from Now

When I Was the Greatest

Places Mentioned

London, United Kingdom

Oakland, California

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