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Staff Pick: 'Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living' by Krista Tippett
Reviews editor Seth Satterlee recommends 'Becoming Wise' by Krista Tippett, a poetic trip into the paradoxical and profound.
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Why the Kama Sutra Still Matters Today
Far more than a sex manual, the 2,000-year-old text is a still-relevant guide to sensuous living.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, March 14, 2016
This week: studying the dead, and a brilliant adventure yarn set aboard a Yorkshire whaler.
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10 Best Linked Story Collections
Books by Salinger, Bradbury, and more, chosen by Amy Parker, the author of 'Beasts and Children.'
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, March 7, 2016
This week: new Dana Spiotta, redeeming the "Kama Sutra," and the quest to find the true age of the universe.
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Staff Pick: 'The Friday Society' by Adrienne Kress
Assistant editor Drucilla Shultz recommends 'The Friday Society' by Adrienne Kress, a new adult novel she describes as 'Charlie’s Angels set in steampunk Victorian London.'
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10 Books About Loneliness
"The strange, almost magical thing about these books is that in examining loneliness they also serve as an antidote to it."
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, February 29, 2016
This week: a novel about the controversial Little Albert experiment, and Tom Bissell travels to the tombs of the apostles.
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Staff Pick: 'William Cameron Menzies' by James Curtis
Reviews editor Everett Jones recommends 'William Cameron Menzies' by James Curtis, a behind the scenes account of the famed production designer.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, February 22, 2016
This week: a mold-breaking time travel saga, plus a chronicle of years spent in a Red Hook bar.
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10 Books That Explain Russia Today
What happened with Russia? Why is it turning into the USSR Version 2.0? And was it possible to predict this turn of events?
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Staff Pick: 'Borderline' by Mishell Baker
Senior reviews editor Rose Fox recommends 'Borderline' by Mishell Baker, an urban fantasy novel featuring a protagonist who is entirely aware of her own mind’s distortions and doing her very best to keep in touch with reality.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, February 15, 2016
This week: Ethan Canin's wonderful, epic novel, plus the collected stories of Peter Straub.
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Staff Pick: 'Islamism' by Tarek Osman
Reviews editor Seth Satterlee recommends 'Islamism' by Tarek Osman, a fine primer on the rise of Islamism as a political movement.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, February 8, 2016
This week: the latest from Jhumpa Lahiri, plus A. O. Scott on how to think about art.
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The Most Anticipated Children’s and YA Books of Spring 2016
The big children's books of the season.
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The Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2016
The big books of the season.
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Staff Pick: 'The Newsstand' by Lele Saveri, Phil Aarons, and Ken Miller
Reviews editor Annie Coreno recommends 'The Newsstand' by Lele Saveri, Phil Aarons, and Ken Miller, which tells the story of a pop-up newsstand inside the Metropolitan/Lorimer subway station in Brooklyn.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, February 1, 2016
This week: a fox named Pax, a new novel from Yann Martel, plus an anthology of modern Chinese literature.
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10 Best Books Set in the American West
Annie Proulx, Cormac McCarthy, Marilynne Robinson, and more.