Gimlets and the Gimlet-Eyed: PW Talks with Lily King
Lily King delves into the complicated relationship between an alcoholic and his daughter in Father of the Rain, her powerful new novel (reviewed on page 36). more...
Lily King delves into the complicated relationship between an alcoholic and his daughter in Father of the Rain, her powerful new novel (reviewed on page 36). more...
02/03/2012 @ 07:00PM
Strange Flesh, the first novel from former software designer Michael Olson, is a thought-provoking, near-future thriller about the intersection of computer technology, online gaming, and human sexuality.
01/27/2012 @ 07:00PM
Kiernan has established herself as an author of compelling, sometimes brutal, dark fantasy. Her latest novel, The Drowning Girl: A Memoir (Reviews, Jan. 16), about a schizophrenic young woman obsessed with a painting, is a chillingly effective mix of psychological thriller and ghost story.
01/27/2012 @ 07:00PM
In Karen Thompson Walker’s debut novel, The Age of Miracles (Reviews, this issue, p. 30; pub date, June), an 11-year-old girl wakes up one morning to the news that the earth’s rotation is slowing.
01/20/2012 @ 07:00PM
Waiting for Sunrise (Reviews, Jan. 16; pub month, Apr.) combines suspense with an unusual romance as William Boyd again explores the effects of war on ordinary lives.
01/20/2012 @ 07:00PM
The beginnings of the New York City Police Department in 1845 are at the heart of Lyndsay Faye’s series debut, The Gods of Gotham (Reviews, Jan. 16; pub date, Mar.).
01/13/2012 @ 07:00PM
Owen Laukkanen, poker journalist–turned–thriller writer, makes his fiction debut with The Professionals.
01/13/2012 @ 07:00PM
For his new novel, Gods Without Men (Reviews, Jan. 9; pub date, Mar. 9), Hari Kunzru goes into the Mojave Desert with Jesuits, Native Americans, Mormons, veterans, UFO enthusiasts, Iraqi immigrants working as extras in war games, a British rock star, and a New York couple traumatized by the inexplicable disappearance of their autistic son.
01/06/2012 @ 07:00PM
Lori Foster’s A Perfect Storm (Reviews, p. 36; pub date, Apr.) extends her bestselling romantic suspense series about covert operatives and the women they love.
01/06/2012 @ 07:00PM
Former book editor Chris Pavone draws on his experiences
living with his family in Luxembourg for his first novel,
The Expats (Reviews, Jan. 2; pub date, Mar.).
living with his family in Luxembourg for his first novel,
The Expats (Reviews, Jan. 2; pub date, Mar.).
01/06/2012 @ 07:00PM
With God’s Hotel (Reviews, Nov. 7; pub date, Apr.), Victoria Sweet
describes a unique style of patient care at Laguna Honda, the nation’s last almshouse.
describes a unique style of patient care at Laguna Honda, the nation’s last almshouse.
The Roundup for Interviews
Publishing news from across the Web
The tech blog TechCrunch interviews author Gary Shteyngart about how he's been giving more interviews to the tech media.
Comedian Bill Murray reads some poetry at Poets House in this video. From the Poetry Foundation.
The Millions interviews the unusual author Jesse Ball, who has two books out this summer.
Barbara Vey
WW Ladies offer up blurbs on the books they've been reading....
Elizabeth Bluemle
I've been champing at the bit to revisit the topic of including the nation's many children of diverse races, creeds, and colors in the literature we provide for them. For any folks who shut down at th...
Rose Fox
Queer speculative poems, summer camp for teen SF/F writers......
Adam Boretz
This week our reviews spotlight shines on the nonfiction side:the audio edition of From Pearl Harbor to Calvary: The Story of the Lead Pilot of the Pearl Harbor Attack and His Conversion to Christiani...
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