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PW’s 10 Most-Read Book Reviews of 2024
In 2024, as we do each year, we reviewed thousands of new books. Of all the reviews we published this year, these are the 10 you read the most.
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Writers Talking Writers: Rumaan Alam on Anita Brookner and Tommy Orange on Felisberto Hernández
The National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize nominees discuss the wry maturity and singular strangeness of two writers whose work inspired their own.
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3 New Odes to Pop Culture
Fans will love these deep dives into 'Ted Lasso,' Taylor Swift, and 'Gilmore Girls.'
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25 Books for 25 Years of NYRB Classics
In honor of the 25th anniversary of New York Review Books Classics, we've selected 25 gems that the publisher has unearthed during its quarter century on earth—plus one from this year, for good measure.
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15 Bone-Chilling New Horror Books for Halloween
How does a bookstore know it’s almost Halloween? When the horror shelves are a ghost town. Here are a handful of terrifying new titles you should bring home to haunt you this All Hallow’s Eve.
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20 Books Our Editors Don't Want You to Miss This Year
Our reviews editors look back at the 150+ titles they’ve recommended in our PW Picks newsletter over the past year and share 20 books they especially don’t want you to overlook.
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Mosab Abu Toha on Mahmoud Darwish and Thuận on Trần Dần
A Palestinian poet and Vietnamese novelist both living in exile reflect on two revolutionary writers who inspired them.
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Geoff Bouvier on Revising History
The author of the poetic history 'Us from Nothing' calls for an accurate reclamation of facts in storytelling.
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J.T. Blatty on Writing in a War Zone
The U.S. Army combat veteran and author of the memoir 'Snapshots Sent Home: From Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine' addresses the character, and complications, of works written in the midst of war.
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7 New Books That Carry the Torch of '1984'
In honor of the 75th anniversary of George Orwell's iconic dystopian novel, we've rounded up some recent books that reflect the legacy of '1984' with their stark visions of the future and sharp critiques of our social and political moment.
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