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PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 31, 2016

| 10/28/2016 @ 05:00AM

This week: a brilliant espionage novel, and a look at the emotional turmoil veterans endure upon returning home from war.
Staff Pick: 'Occult Paris' by Tobias Churton

by Seth Satterlee | 10/21/2016 @ 11:11AM

Reviews editor Seth Satterlee recommends 'Occult Paris' by Tobias Churton, the history of an unjustly forgotten side of European art history.
10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Oscar Wilde

By Emer O'Sullivan | 10/21/2016 @ 05:00AM

Inside Wilde's scandalous court case and his tumultuous family life.
PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 24, 2016

| 10/21/2016 @ 05:00AM

This week: Marina Abramovic's remarkable memoir, plus Nick Cave's tour diary.
Staff Pick: 'I Contain Multitudes' by Ed Yong

By Alex Crowley | 10/14/2016 @ 10:00AM

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.
PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 17, 2016

| 10/14/2016 @ 05:00AM

This week: the Man Booker—shortlisted novel "His Bloody Project," plus an escape under the Berlin Wall.
Is Social Media Toxic to Writing?

By Rebecca Kauffman | 10/14/2016 @ 05:00AM

What happens when an author won't join social media?
Staff Pick: 'Going to the Dogs' by Erich Kastner

By Louisa Ermelino | 10/07/2016 @ 10:25AM

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.
The 10 Most Haunted Places in America

By Colin Dickey | 10/07/2016 @ 05:00AM

The Winchester Mystery House, the Stanley Hotel, and more.
PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 10, 2016

| 10/07/2016 @ 05:00AM

This week: Margaret Atwood reimagines Shakespeare, plus Brian Wilson's memoir.
Staff Pick: 'American Pastoral' by Philip Roth

By John Maher | 09/30/2016 @ 11:15AM

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.
PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 3, 2016

| 09/30/2016 @ 05:00AM

This week: an atmospheric Victorian thriller, plus the latest from Laurie Halse Anderson.
Staff Pick: 'American Heiress' by Jeffrey Toobin

By Annie Coreno | 09/23/2016 @ 11:55AM

Reviews editor Annie Coreno recommends 'American Heiress' by Jeffrey Toobin, the story of the 1974 abduction of heiress Patty Hearst by the Symbionese Liberation Army.
11 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Shirley Jackson

By Ruth Franklin | 09/23/2016 @ 05:00AM

Including: she wrote "The Lottery" in a single morning, didn't believe in ghosts, and more.
PW Picks: Books of the Week, September 26, 2016

| 09/23/2016 @ 05:00AM

This week: a mind-bending exploration of time travel, plus a tense mystery set in northern Newfoundland.
Staff Pick: 'So, Anyway...' by John Cleese

By Peter Cannon | 09/16/2016 @ 11:00AM

Senior reviews editor Peter Cannon recommends 'So, Anyway...' by John Cleese, an autobiography about his childhood, schooling, and early career as a stage performer before the formation of Monty Python’s Flying Circus.
PW Picks: Books of the Week, September 19, 2016

| 09/16/2016 @ 05:00AM

This week: Emma Donoghue's latest novel, plus GMOs and the threat to our food.
The 10 Strangest Places on Earth

By Ella Morton, Joshua Foer, and Dylan Thuras | 09/16/2016 @ 05:00AM

The editors of the wildly popular Atlas Obscura pick 10 of the most curious places on the planet.
Inside the 2016 National Book Award Nominees

| 09/15/2016 @ 11:20AM

Reviews, interviews, and more for all the nominees.

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