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The 10 Most Anticipated Book-to-Film Adaptations of 2019
'The Goldfinch,' 'Little Women,' and more.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, January 14, 2019
This week: new books from Charlie Jane Anders, Dani Shapiro, and more.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, January 7, 2019
This week: how to date men when you hate men, plus Samanta Schweblin's frightening story collection.
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The Most-Read Book Reviews of 2018
We review more than 8,000 books per year, and these were the 10 most-read reviews of books published in 2018.
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PW Staff Picks: The Best Books We Read in 2018
Though we've named our best books of 2017, we all have our personal favorites, and not all of them are from 2017. These are the best books we read this year.
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PW's Top Authors Pick Their Favorite Books of 2018
We asked the authors of our top 10 books of 2018 to share their favorite titles published this year.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, December 10, 2018
This week: the winner of the 2018 Man Booker Prize, plus Yan Lianke's satiric, chilling take on China’s policy of forced cremation.
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Edith Thompson: The Innocent Woman Who Was Executed in Part Because of Her Writing Talent
"Had she had not written as she did, would her lover have killed her husband? Almost certainly the answer is no."
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, December 3, 2018
This week: around the world in 20 languages, plus the love-hate relationship between L.A. and its inhabitants.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, November 19, 2018
This week: Amparo Dávila's creepy story collection, plus the lies women tell about sex—and the truths they reveal.
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Bartering with the Facts: How a Novelist Solves a Historical Problem
Samantha Harvey's novel 'The Western Wind' is set in 1491 in England. She needed for there to be a private confession box; her plot hinged on it. One problem: private confession boxes didn't exist. Here's how she solved the puzzle.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, November 12, 2018
This week: Gina Apostol's masterpiece, plus Jonathan Franzen's newest.
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On Patriarchy and the Novel
"I didn’t set out to write a novel about patriarchy."
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, November 5, 2018
This week: new books from Lee Child, Brandon Sanderson, and more.
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6 Essential Chicago Books
Books by Gwendolyn Brooks, Sandra Cisneros, and more, picked by Eve L. Ewing.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 29, 2018
This week: new books from Stephen King, Charlaine Harris, Michael Connelly, and more.
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5 Story Collections That Will Make You a Better Writer, Picked by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Picked by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of 'Friday Black.'
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 22, 2018
This week: inside the golden age of science fiction, plus the epic drama of our atmosphere.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 15, 2018
This week: new books from Susan Orlean, Barbara Kingsolver, and more.
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5 Writing Tips: Barbara Kingsolver
"The enterprise of writing a book has to feel like walking into a cathedral."