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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.
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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.'