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The 10 Best Vladimir Nabokov Books
'Lolita,' 'Pale Fire,' and more.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, November 9, 2015
This week: new books from Stephen King, Isabel Allende, and Oscar Hijuelos.
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Pick Your Favorite Book of the Year Twitter Contest
In a tweet with the hashtag #PWbestbooks, tell us the title and author of your favorite 2015 book, and tell us why for a chance to win our top 10 books of 2015.
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Staff Pick: 'The Fifth Heart' by Dan Simmons
Sherlock Holmes teams up with Henry James to stop an international conspiracy (yes, really) in Dan Simmons's latest. PW senior reviews editor Peter Cannon loves it meta-fictional wiles.
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PW Asks, You Answer: On Diversity in Publishing
This week, we asked our readers what the publishing industry could do to encourage diversity within its ranks.
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The 10 Best John Updike Books
Rabbit Angstrom, "The Wiches of Eastwick," and more.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 26, 2015
This week: Marilynne Robinson, dinosaurs, and dark matter.
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PW Asks: What Can Publishing Do to Make Its Workforce More Diverse?
According to our 2015 salary survey, publishing is 89% caucasian. What can the industry do to make the workforce more diverse?
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Staff Pick: 'The Private Lives of the Sun Signs' by Katharine Merlin
Reviews editor Annie Coreno recommends 'The Private Lives of the Sun Signs' which explores the personality traits of the twelve zodiac signs, with insights into what motivates the people of each group.
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PW Asks: 'No Dust Jacket Required' Is the Best Title for Phil Collins' Memoir, Obviously
We got good suggestions for what Phil Collins should title his memoir, but one was obviously the best and only choice...
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 19, 2015
This week: a bright and colorful atlas of classic literature, and the latest from Michel Houellebecq and Orhan Pamuk.
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The 10 Best Science Fiction Books
Le Guin, Lem, Mieville, and more.
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PW Asks: What Should Phil Collins Title His Autobiography?
Music legend Phil Collins will publish his autobiography next year. What should he call it?
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Staff Pick: 'Midnight Furies' by Nisid Hajari
Reviews editor Seth Satterlee recommends Nisid Hajari's riveting account of the horrific bloodshed that overcame India during partition in 1947.
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5 Writing Tips: William H. Gass
"Sometimes accidents happen and beauty is born."
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 12, 2015
This week: adventures in the human body, new Colum McCann, and the dark side of Mark Twain.
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Staff Pick: 'The Rim of Morning' by William Sloane
Senior reviews editor Peter Cannon recommends a reissue of two classic horror novels that "evoke the cosmic dread" of Lovecraft.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 5, 2015
This week: Anthony Marra's latest, plus Jeanette Winterson retells Shakespeare.
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You Become the Character: On Writing Historical Fiction
"I’d be unable to distinguish between what is me and what is Lizzie in the book; Lizzie’s memories appear in my mind as vaguely and as vividly as my own."
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Twelve-Year-Old Sofia Abramsky-Sze Reviews Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels
A 12-year-old dissects Ferrante's epic series.