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PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 29, 2019
This week: a delightful history of how Britain became modern, plus two outstanding thrillers.
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The Real Sherlock Holmes: The Story Behind Arthur Conan Doyle's Creation
How fact mirrored fiction in the case of the Ardlamont Mystery.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 22, 2019
This week: a history of the American heartland, plus Ian McEwan's new novel.
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10 Essential Graphic Novels and Memoirs About Queer Women
'My Favorite Thing is Monsters,' 'Honor Girl,' and more, picked by Kelsey Wroten, author of 'Cannonball.'
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 15, 2019
This week: has the human game begun to play itself out?
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 8, 2019
This week: Susan Choi's unforgettable 'Trust Exercise,' and Maria Gainza's phenomenal 'Optic Nerve.'
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Beyond Freytag’s Triangle: Two Novels Resisting the Narrative Arc
In 'Meander, Spiral, Explode,' Jane Alison tears down the traditional storytelling structure of the arc and boldly ventures out in search of other narrative forms and patterns
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5 Writing Tips: Mark Bowden
Mark Bowden, author of 13 books, including "Black Hawk Down" and the riveting new true crime book "The Last Stone," shares some writing tips, including "scenes are gold."
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 1, 2019
This week: Miriam Toews's outstanding novel, plus how change happens.
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Was Lizzie Borden Guilty?
In 'The Trial of Lizzie Borden,' Cara Robertson provides the definitive account to date of one of America’s most notorious and enduring murder mysteries.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, March 25, 2019
This week: new books from Amy Hempel, Laila Lalami, and more.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, March 18, 2019
This week: new books from Kameron Hurley, Preet Bharara, and more.
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The Novel That Was the Missing Clue in the Murder That Shocked Victorian London
The connection between the 1840 murder of an aristocrat and William Harrison Ainsworth's novel "Jack Sheppard."
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, March 11, 2019
This week: new books from Laurie Halse Anderson, C.J. Box, and more.
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10 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Virginia Woolf
Inside the life of one of the greatest writers of the 20th century.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, March 4, 2019
This week: new books from Elizabeth Bear, Helen Oyeyemi, and more.
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On Dogs and the Unique Hell of Writing Novels
Jen Beagin, author of 'Vacuum in the Dark,' on the long, winding path of writing two novels with the same protagonist.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, February 25, 2019
This week: Ann Leckie's new novel, plus an outstanding true crime book set in Northern Ireland.
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Stalin’s Scheherazade: Was Nobel Winner Mikhail Sholokhov a Brilliant Writer or a Successful Con Man?
The man who impersonated a great writer long enough to truly become one.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, February 18, 2019
This week: a stellar anthology of Chinese science fiction, plus Janet Malcolm's new collection.