Author and ceramics artist Edmund de Waal discusses his new book, The White Road: Journey into an Obsession (Knopf Canada, international edition, 2016).

Publishers Weekly wrote in its starred review of this new book of nonfiction: "[De Waal] blends art history and personal travelogue in this immersive hands-on study of porcelain and its commercial and artistic appeal over the centuries . . . He enlivens his account with portraits of the people whose quirky personalities and entrepreneurial zeal advanced the manufacture of porcelain across Europe . . . A truly remarkable story.”

De Waal, OBE, is a British artist, prize-winning author and acclaimed potter known for his large-scale installations. He is also the author of The Hare with Amber Eyes (Farrar Straus Giroux, 2010).

Then, PW senior news editor Calvin Reid covers the 2016 National Book Awards.