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Why ‘The Stranger’ Almost Didn’t Get Published

By Alice Kaplan | 09/09/2016 @ 05:00AM

How a smoking car, a mentor's criticism, and censorship nearly prevented the classic novel from ever existing.
PW Picks: Books of the Week, September 12, 2016

| 09/09/2016 @ 12:00AM

This week: Ian McEwan's new novel, which is narrated by an unborn baby, plus novels from Ann Patchett and Alan Moore.
Staff Pick: 'Turn on the Night' by Geraldo Valério

By John A. Sellers | 09/02/2016 @ 05:00AM

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.
PW Picks: Books of the Week, September 5, 2016

| 09/02/2016 @ 05:00AM

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.
Can Google Help Translate a Classic Novel?

By Esther Allen | 08/26/2016 @ 05:00AM

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.
Staff Pick: 'So Sad Today' by Melissa Broder

Sonia Jaffe Robbins | 08/26/2016 @ 05:00AM

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.
PW Picks: Books of the Week, August 29, 2016

| 08/26/2016 @ 05:00AM

This week: inside the Attica prison uprising, plus Nathan Hill's panoramic debut novel.
Staff Pick: 'Problems' by Jade Sharma

Seth Satterlee | 08/19/2016 @ 10:30AM

Reviews editor Seth Satterlee recommends 'Problems' by Jade Sharma, a bold, unforgiving, and hilarious novel about a bored, highly sexed drug addict.
PW Picks: Books of the Week, August 22, 2016

| 08/19/2016 @ 05:00AM

This week: secrets of the CIA, and a novel set inside Manhattan's famed Barbizon Hotel for Women.
The Making of 'To the Bright Edge of the World': Eowyn Ivey Talks with Her Editors

| 08/19/2016 @ 05:00AM

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.
10 Best Satires

By Michael Honig | 08/12/2016 @ 11:00AM

Orwell, Heller, and more.
Staff Pick: The Ashfall Series by Mike Mullin

Drucilla Shultz | 08/12/2016 @ 05:00AM

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.
PW Picks: Books of the Week, August 15, 2016

| 08/12/2016 @ 05:00AM

This week: Japan's Georges Simenon, plus rivalries in the art world.
Staff Pick: 'A Stolen Life' and 'Freedom' by Jaycee Dugard

by Emma Koonse | 08/05/2016 @ 05:00AM

Religion news editor Emma Koonse recommends 'A Stolen Life' and 'Freedom' by Jaycee Dugard, two memoirs detailing Dugard's kidnapping at age 11, her 18 years in captivity, and her path to recovery over the past six years of freedom.
PW Picks: Books of the Week, August 8, 2016

| 08/05/2016 @ 05:00AM

This week: Jacqueline Woodson's first adult novel in 20 years, plus a look at the microbes within us.
Why Life and Writing Are Inseparable

By Amie Barrodale | 08/05/2016 @ 05:00AM

Amie Barrodale, author of the story collection "You Are Having a Good Time," argues that life is a story.
Staff Pick: 'The Lonely City' by Olivia Laing

Annie Coreno | 07/29/2016 @ 11:20AM

Reviews editor Annie Coreno recommends 'The Lonely City' by Olivia Laing, a smart, enthralling, beautifully articulate meditation on loneliness.
PW Picks: Books of the Week, August 1, 2016

| 07/29/2016 @ 05:00AM

This week: Eowyn Ivey's outstanding new adventure novel, plus an account of the 1974 abduction of heiress Patty Hearst.
The Most Anticipated Children’s and YA Books of Fall 2016

| 07/28/2016 @ 04:00PM

The big children's books of the season.
The Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2016

| 07/28/2016 @ 03:20PM

The big books of the season.

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