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The 10 Most Challenged Books of 2014
Seven of the ten most challenged books of 2014 earned starred reviews from PW. Here they are.
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PW Asks: Which Book Would You Un-Ban?
BannedBooksWeek.org made a list of the 10 most challenged titles of 2014. Which one would you make a case for lots of people reading?
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PW Asks: Murakami Should Write Catwoman Comics
We asked our readers which traditional book authors they'd like to see writing comics. Here are a few of their suggestions.
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Staff Pick: 'Sinatra' by James Kaplan
A middle-aged Frank Sinatra is a thing to behold, says PW senior editor Mark Rotella after reading James Kaplan's 'Sinatra: The Chairman.'
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, September 28, 2015
This week: Paul Theroux goes south, Ruth Reichl gets cooking, Leigh Bardugo kicks off a new series, and more.
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On Gender in Literature
"I don’t expect to like these women, or even to write like them, but it is important to me to know that they were there before me."
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PW Asks: What 'Book' Author Do You Wish Would Write A Comic?
Lately, lots of traditional book authors have been writing comic books. What author do you wish would write a comic?
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PW Asks: You Don't Trust Book Awards
This week we asked whether you trust the book awards committees to pick the best books. Turns out you don't.
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Staff Pick: Red Cavalry by Isaac Babel
Why PW managing editor Daniel Berchenko thinks you should read the new translation of Isaac Babel's 'Red Cavalry.'
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, September 21, 2015
New books from Neil Gaiman, Elizabeth Gilbert, A.S. King and more. Plus, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gets into Sherlockia.
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10 Story Collections That Evoke Place
Steinbeck, Paley, Welty, and more.
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PW Asks: Do the Best Books Win Book Awards?
Book awards season is ramping up. Do you think the best books win the awards?
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Staff Pick: The Metaphysics of Ping-Pong
Reviews editor Seth Satterlee recommends 'The Metaphysics of Ping-Pong,' a zany trip into the world of spin.
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10 Tech Tools for Writers
Amy Stewart's tricks of the trade: Google Ngram Viewer, Evernote, Ancestry, and more.
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The Best Book Day of 2015
On September 14, there are more great books hitting than on any other pub date this year.
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Staff Pick: How to Write a Thesis
Reviews editor Annie Coreno recommends 'How to Write a Thesis' by Umberto Eco, translated into English for the first time this year.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, September 7, 2015
This week: Salman Rushdie, Lee Child, and one of the best novels of the year.
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PW Asks: You Read A Lot of Books This Summer, Including 'Watchman'
You all read a lot of books this summer? How do we know? Because we asked and you answered.
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PW Asks: What Was the Best Book You Read This Summer?
Summer is pretty much over, we're sorry to have to report. So, our question for this week is a simple one: What was the best book you read this summer?
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Staff Pick: The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World
Reviews editor Alex Crowley recommends The Invention of Nature, a biography of Alexander von Humboldt one of the most influence naturalists in history.