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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.
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Staff Pick: 'American Heiress' by Jeffrey Toobin
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.
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11 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Shirley Jackson
Including: she wrote "The Lottery" in a single morning, didn't believe in ghosts, and more.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, September 26, 2016
This week: a mind-bending exploration of time travel, plus a tense mystery set in northern Newfoundland.
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Staff Pick: 'So, Anyway...' by John Cleese
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.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, September 19, 2016
This week: Emma Donoghue's latest novel, plus GMOs and the threat to our food.
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The 10 Strangest Places on Earth
The editors of the wildly popular Atlas Obscura pick 10 of the most curious places on the planet.
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Inside the 2016 National Book Award Nominees
Reviews, interviews, and more for all the nominees.
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Why ‘The Stranger’ Almost Didn’t Get Published
How a smoking car, a mentor's criticism, and censorship nearly prevented the classic novel from ever existing.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, September 12, 2016
This week: Ian McEwan's new novel, which is narrated by an unborn baby, plus novels from Ann Patchett and Alan Moore.
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Staff Pick: 'Turn on the Night' by Geraldo Valério
Children's reviews editor John Sellers recommends 'Turn on the Night' by Geraldo Valério, a picture book about a sleeping girl who transforms into a giant wolflike dog and embarks on a midnight mission with a pair of animal accomplices.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, September 5, 2016
This week: a grind house horror shoot gone wrong in the Colombian rain forest, plus Jonathan Safran Foer's first novel in over a decade.
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Can Google Help Translate a Classic Novel?
Esther Allen talks about the six-year process of translating the classic Argentine novel "Zama," which is finally available to U.S. readers 50 years after its original publication.
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Staff Pick: 'So Sad Today' by Melissa Broder
Contributing editor Sonia Jaffe Robbins recommends 'So Sad Today' by Melissa Broder, an earnest, sophisticated collection of essays exploring the roots and expressions of her own sadness.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, August 29, 2016
This week: inside the Attica prison uprising, plus Nathan Hill's panoramic debut novel.
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Staff Pick: 'Problems' by Jade Sharma
Reviews editor Seth Satterlee recommends 'Problems' by Jade Sharma, a bold, unforgiving, and hilarious novel about a bored, highly sexed drug addict.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, August 22, 2016
This week: secrets of the CIA, and a novel set inside Manhattan's famed Barbizon Hotel for Women.
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The Making of 'To the Bright Edge of the World': Eowyn Ivey Talks with Her Editors
Pulitzer finalist Eowyn Ivey, author of 'To the Bright Edge of the World,' talks to her editors, Reagan Arthur and Mary-Anne Harrington, about the editing process.
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10 Best Satires
Orwell, Heller, and more.
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Staff Pick: The Ashfall Series by Mike Mullin
Assistant editor Drucilla Shultz recommends The Ashfall Series by Mike Mullin, a natural disaster adventure story following 15-year-old Alex, who is left at home by his family the weekend Yellowstone's super volcano decides to erupt.