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Staff Pick: 'Ghetto: The Invention of a Place, the History of an Idea' by Mitchell Duneier
Reviews editor Alex Crowley recommends 'Ghetto: The Invention of a Place, the History of an Idea' by Mitchell Duneiera, a history of how the study of what came to be known as “the ghetto” in large part created the phenomenon itself.
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What is the Oulipo?
Inside one of the world's most prestigious and selective literary societies.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, May 2, 2016
This week: Richard Russo's latest, plus a novel about romantic do-overs.
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Staff Pick: 'The French Resistance' by Olivier Wieviorka
Reviews editor Everett Jones recommends 'The French Resistance' by Olivier Wieviorka, a synthesis of existing research into the Byzantine, mutating infrastructure of the Resistance.
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Nine Great Unconventional True Crime Books
Nine books that boldly bend the genre in a different direction.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 25, 2016
This week: a murder mystery set in a remote town in Ghana, plus: are we smart enough to know how smart animals are?
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 18, 2016
This week: Mark Twain's round-the-world comedy tour, plus a devilish Highsmithian thriller.
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Staff Pick: ‘During’ by James Richardson
Director of digital operations Craig Teicher recommends 'During' by James Richardson, a collection of poems and aphorisms that remembers and reflects on everyday life with astonishing wit and wisdom.
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Staff Pick: 'The Path' by Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh
Reviews editor Seth Satterlee recommends "The Path" by Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh, a crash course in classic Chinese thinking about the good life that might in change the way you think in unpredictable ways.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 11, 2016
This week: a 19th century bookseller's obsession with a lost masterpiece, plus Chester Brown's latest graphic novel.
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The Most Beautiful Book of 2016 is 'Patterns in Nature'
Nature like you've never seen it before.
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Staff Pick: Anything by Jim Harrison
Executive editor Jonathan Segura recommends reading anything by Jim Harrison.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 4, 2016
This week: an inquiry into the mystery and art of living, plus essays on love lost and found.
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The Case for Very Short Novels
"I've never met a reader who doesn't like short novels. Most people don't buy books by weight. If you do, you're reading the wrong article."
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Staff Pick: 'Latest Readings' by Clive James
Senior reviews editor Peter Cannon recommends 'Latest Readings' by Clive James, a collection of short literary essays written after James was diagnosed with terminal leukemia.
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The Impossible Task of Writing Historical Fiction
Kelly Kerney, who spent a decade writing the historical novel "Hard Red Spring," talks about the impossible task of historical fiction.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, March 28, 2016
This week: the newest from Edna O'Brien, and the link between jazz and physics.
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Staff Pick: 'An Older Man' by Wayne Hoffman
PW's VP for business development Carl Pritzkat recommends Wayne Hoffman's 'An Older Man,' an intelligent and raunchy story of a gay man's descent into middle age.
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The 10 Best Adventure Novels
Ian McGuire picks 10 essential adventure novels, including "Heart of Darkness" and "Moby-Dick."
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, March 21, 2016
This week: Daniel Clowes's time-traveling epic, and the rise of nerd culture.