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Staff Pick: 'My Marriage' by Jakob Wassermann
Copyeditor Sebastian Boensch recommends Jakob Wassermann's 'My Marriage,' a novel with a thin fictional facade over the story of Wassermann's marriage, finished but not published before his death in 1934.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, November 14, 2016
This week: new books from Haruki Murakami and Zadie Smith.
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The 10 Best Kurt Vonnegut Books
"Slaughterhouse-Five," "Breakfast of Champions," and more.
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Staff Pick: 'Love Hurts' by Lodro Rinzler
Reviews editor Seth Satterlee recommends 'Love Hurts' by Lodro Rinzler, a hilarious and touching Buddhist guide to dealing with life's ups-and-downs.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, November 7, 2016
This week: an epic whodunit that spans decades, and the true story of the American forgers who nearly broke the Bank of England.
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5 Writing Tips: T.C. Boyle
Including music and death.
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Staff Pick: 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' by Marine Tasso and Thomas Baas
Children's assistant editor Matia Burnett recommends 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' by Marine Tasso and Thomas Bass, an adaptation and look into the dark history of the classic tale originally popularized by the Brothers Grimm.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 31, 2016
This week: a brilliant espionage novel, and a look at the emotional turmoil veterans endure upon returning home from war.
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Staff Pick: 'Occult Paris' by Tobias Churton
Reviews editor Seth Satterlee recommends 'Occult Paris' by Tobias Churton, the history of an unjustly forgotten side of European art history.
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10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Oscar Wilde
Inside Wilde's scandalous court case and his tumultuous family life.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 24, 2016
This week: Marina Abramovic's remarkable memoir, plus Nick Cave's tour diary.
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Staff Pick: 'I Contain Multitudes' by Ed Yong
Reviews editor Alex Crowley recommends 'I Contain Multitudes' by Ed Yong, a fascinating 'biography' of the microbiome, the nearly invisible world of viruses and bacteria, of archaea and protists.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 17, 2016
This week: the Man Booker—shortlisted novel "His Bloody Project," plus an escape under the Berlin Wall.
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Is Social Media Toxic to Writing?
What happens when an author won't join social media?
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Staff Pick: 'Going to the Dogs' by Erich Kastner
Reviews director Louisa Ermelino recommends 'Going to the Dogs' by Erich Kastner, a novel originally published in 1931, about an overeducated and underemployed young man bemoaning the advance of technology in Berlin.
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The 10 Most Haunted Places in America
The Winchester Mystery House, the Stanley Hotel, and more.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 10, 2016
This week: Margaret Atwood reimagines Shakespeare, plus Brian Wilson's memoir.
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Staff Pick: 'American Pastoral' by Philip Roth
Assistant news editor John Maher recommends 'American Pastoral' by Philip Roth, the winner of the 1997 Pulitzer Prize in fiction and the subject of an upcoming film adaptation starring and directed by Ewan McGregor.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 3, 2016
This week: an atmospheric Victorian thriller, plus the latest from Laurie Halse Anderson.