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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.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, August 15, 2016
This week: Japan's Georges Simenon, plus rivalries in the art world.
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Staff Pick: 'A Stolen Life' and 'Freedom' by Jaycee Dugard
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.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, August 8, 2016
This week: Jacqueline Woodson's first adult novel in 20 years, plus a look at the microbes within us.
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Why Life and Writing Are Inseparable
Amie Barrodale, author of the story collection "You Are Having a Good Time," argues that life is a story.
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Staff Pick: 'The Lonely City' by Olivia Laing
Reviews editor Annie Coreno recommends 'The Lonely City' by Olivia Laing, a smart, enthralling, beautifully articulate meditation on loneliness.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, August 1, 2016
This week: Eowyn Ivey's outstanding new adventure novel, plus an account of the 1974 abduction of heiress Patty Hearst.
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The Most Anticipated Children’s and YA Books of Fall 2016
The big children's books of the season.
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The Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2016
The big books of the season.
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Staff Pick: 'The Name of the Rose' by Umberto Eco
Senior reviews editor Peter Cannon recommends 'The Name of the Rose' by Umberto Eco, a Sherlock Holmes-like murder mystery set in a secluded Italian monastery.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, July 25, 2016
This week: new books from Megan Abbott, Jules Feiffer, and Liz Moore.
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5 Writing Tips: Donald Ray Pollock
The author of the delightfully twisted new novel, "The Heavenly Table," shares five writing tips.
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Staff Pick: 'Pond' by Claire-Louise Bennett
Reviews editor Seth Satterlee recommends 'Pond' by Claire-Louise Bennett, featuring an unnamed, slightly unhinged narrator who has sheltered herself into a cottage in the countryside.
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10 Best Whodunits
Shakespeare, le Carré, and more.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, July 18, 2016
This week: hired assassins chasing Hemingway's papers, plus Alejandro Zambra's book of fiction disguised as a standardized test.
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Staff Pick: 'Sunny' by Taiyo Matsumoto
Layout and production assistant Matt White recommends 'Sunny' by Taiyo Matsumoto, a manga about the lives of misfit adolescents at the Star Kids Home in 1970s suburban Japan.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, July 11, 2016
This week: Amie Barrodale delivers one of the best short story collections of 2016, and Ben H. Winters's masterful combination of "Invisible Man" and "Blade Runner."
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Was Philip K. Dick a Madman or a Mystic?
In February of 1974, Philip K. Dick had a profound, life-changing vision. Was it a psychotic break or a religious experience?
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Staff Pick: 'Art in the Blood: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure' by Bonnie MacBird
Senior reviews editor Peter Cannon recommends 'Art in the Blood: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure' by Bonnie MacBird, featuring a vulnerable, fallible, more modern Holmes who must recover a kidnapped boy.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, June 27, 2016
This week: two must-read debut novels, plus a search for one's identity in the Arctic Circle.