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The Medical Problems of 4 Great Writers
The troubled health histories of the Brontës, Joyce, Orwell, and Yeats.
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PW Picks: The Best New Books for the Week of October 22, 2012
This week: the new Lemony Snicket book, a police procedural with a mind-bending resolution, and a 1,000-page gargantuan masterwork that's worth every penny of its $75 price tag.
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Schrodinger's Cat, Time Travel and Other Great Paradoxes
A new book by a quantum physicist makes sense of the seemingly senseless.
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The Most Dysfunctional Families in Literature
Novelist Jami Attenberg picks the best of the messiest families in literature.
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The Story Behind the Most Controversial Dictionary Ever
David Skinner's The Story of Ain't tells the story of Webster's Third, the most controversial dictionary ever assembled. Here, Skinner tells us the story of the dictionary that was referred to as "literary anarchy."
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The Top 10 Essays Since 1950
Didion, Wallace, Sontag, Mailer. Who else made the cut?
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Handicapping the 2012 National Book Awards
PW's editors pick their favorites for this year's awards.
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PW Picks: The Best New Books for the Week of October 15, 2012
This week: the ailments of famous writers, a novel about how novels are dead, and the latest from Mark Z. Danielewski. Plus: a stellar graphic novel about the lost years of a melancholic young Abraham Lincoln.
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The Most Underrated Book of 2012: 'We Learn Nothing'
There are a few things that make We Learn Nothing an exceptional book, but let's start with this: the average human being can identify with every single one of its essays.
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4 Crazy Book Research Tactics
To what lengths would Jeri Westerson, author of Blood Lance: A Medieval Noir, go to research her medieval mystery series? Well, as it turns out, pretty far.
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How 'A Wrinkle in Time' Was Made Into a Graphic Novel
Madeline L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time is one of the most beloved children's books out there. The editor and illustrator of A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel, Margaret Ferguson and Hope Larson, shared their thoughts on adapting the classic and its enduring message.
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5 Writing Tips from Mary Sharratt
Mary Sharratt's Illuminations is an imaginative retelling of the fascinating life of the 12th-century nun Hildegard von Bingen. The author of five historical novels, Sharratt shares her secrets for succeeding at writing historical fiction.
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PW Picks: The Best New Books for the Week of October 8, 2012
This week, Vonnegut's first and last books, the best American essays of 2012, and the novel that's going to put Rochester on the map. Plus: a striking, strange book about wooden floors.
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The Best Book Day of 2012
October 2 has at least 32 books you should be excited about. Yes, we said 32.
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The 10 Best Narrators in Literature
Holden Caulfield and Huck Finn make the list, but who else is among the best narrators in literature?
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Create Your Own 'Casual Vacancy'
What's the new J.K. Rowling novel like? We have no idea. But give us your best guess for how it begins and you could win a copy of the book.
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Books I Love: Libba Bray
Books I Love is a series where writers talk about the books that inspired them, the books they keep coming back to, and the books they'll always remember. Libba Bray, author of the new novel The Diviners, picks her favorites.
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The Top 10 Horror Stories
Stephen Jones, editor of the new anthology A Book of Horrors, is the multiple-award-winning editor and author of more than one hundred books in the horror and fantasy genres. Here, he gives us his 10 favorite horror stories.
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PW Picks: The Best New Books for the Week of September 24, 2012
This week: a soon-to-be classic coming-of-age story, hanging out in the morgue, and a spooky book in the vein of Shirley Jackson. Plus: the story of the richest woman in America.
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The 5 Best Music Books
Paul Elie, author of the mesmerizing new book Reinventing Bach, gives us five must-read books about music.
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