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10 Books That Wouldn't Exist Without Flann O'Brien
Including Borges, Calvino, and Banville.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, November 18, 2013
This week, a miraculous memoir of survival, a novel about working class families impacted by war, and the science of football.
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The Secret Life of Jonathan Swift
The word "coffee" was code for something a bit dirtier in Swift's letters.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, November 11, 2013
This week, a Japanese retelling of Wuthering Heights, a history of the world in 12 maps, and Michael Jackson as a white girl. Plus: would FDR have become president had he not contracted polio?
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, November 4, 2013
This week, a fascinating book about milk, a page-turning Victorian thriller from Charles Palliser, and Amy Tan's newest. Plus: why Druids are underrated.
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Big Holiday Gift Books
A guide for all tastes this season.
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 28, 2013
This week, one of the best novels of 2013, the life of Johnny Cash, and the history of America in 101 objects.
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The 10 Best Short Story Collections
Kafka, Munro, Tolstoy. Who else made the list?
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 21, 2013
This week, Donna Tartt, Dan Simmons, and Bush and Cheney in the White House. Plus: Philip Roth analyzed.
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The 10 Best Mystery Books
What's number one?
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PW Picks: The Best New Books for the Week of October 14, 2013
This week, a book for people who love books, Jayne Anne Phillips's latest, and a story collection that dissects domestic life. Plus: Humans of New York, the book!
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The 10 Best Norman Mailer Books
The 10 best books by one of the 20th century's most important writers.
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5 Reasons the Old Model of Female Leadership is Outdated
Activist Reshma Saujani has some words of motivation for the next generation of female leaders.
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PW Picks: The Best New Books for the Week of October 7, 2013
This week, why it's normal to be a perv, retelling Pride & Prejudice, and the best mystery stories of the year. Plus: new Dave Eggers.
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The 20 Best Books in Translation You've Never Read
Diamonds in the rough for all readers.
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PW Picks: The Best New Books for the Week of September 30, 2013
This week: new Elizabeth Gilbert, new Jeanette Winterson, new Jeffrey Deaver. Plus: the sequel to one of PW's Best Books of 2009.
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PW Picks: The Best New Books for the Week of September 23, 2013
This week, new Stephen King, new Jhumpa Lahiri, new Julian Barnes. Plus: fairy tales done by cartoonists.
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The Most Debated Bible Passage
The story of Abraham and Isaac, explained.
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PW Picks: The Best New Books for the Week of September 16, 2013
This week: new Thomas Pynchon, new Eric Schlosser, and a song that will save your life. Plus: tracking down Calamity Jane.
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11 Most Evil Characters in Books
Iago, Mrs. Danvers, and Lucifer. Who else makes the cut?