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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.
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On Writing, Rejection, and Persistence
Debut novelist Ruth Galm received upwards of 60 rejections for her debut novel, "Into the Valley." But after years of reworking the book, it's finally out this month.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, August 31, 2015
This week: Ursula K. Le Guin, Elena Ferrante, and Jonathan Franzen.
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PW Asks: What's Your Favorite Fall-Asleep Book?
What was your favorite childhood fall-asleep book, and why/ how did it help you sleep (or, parents, what works on your kids now)?
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Staff Pick: Weird Realism: Lovecraft and Philosophy
Senior reviews editor Peter Cannon recommends Weird Realism, a philosophical exploration of Lovecraft and his use of language
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, August 24, 2015
This week: a landmark biography of Joan Didion, and much more.
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The Making of 'All That Followed': Gabriel Urza Talks with His Editor
Gabriel Urza, author of 'All That Followed,' talks to his editor, Sarah Bowlin, about the editing process.
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PW Asks: Yes, Actors Invade the Books Whose Characters They Portray
We asks readers whether seeing a book character portrayed on film made it impossible to imagine that character in their own way when reading. Most said yes.
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PW Asks: Does the Film Prevent You From Imagining the Characters in the Book?
When a book gets made into a film, do the actors faces forever prevent readers from imagining how the characters look?
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Staff Pick: Fairy Quest
Assistant editor Drucilla Shultz recommends Fairy Quest, a Kickstarter comic that really jumps off the page.