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Writers Talking Writers: Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai on Thích Nhất Hạnh and Karl Marlantes on Leo Tolstoy

By Nick Hilden | 04/17/2025 @ 05:00PM

On the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, two acclaimed authors who have written about the conflict and its consequences discuss the writers who shaped them.
6 New Mysteries to Scratch That ‘White Lotus’ Itch

by PW Staff | 04/10/2025 @ 05:00PM

With season three of ‘The White Lotus’ wrapped up, here are six new and upcoming mysteries that satisfy the same desire for stories about getaways gone wrong.
12 Genre-Stretching Works of Fiction

By PW Staff | 04/10/2025 @ 12:00PM

In these recent novels and story collections, authors use the conventions of genre as a launchpad to explore unsettling and all-too-real truths.
A Fragile Juggling Act: PW Talks with Peter Trachtenberg

By Geoff Graser | 04/10/2025 @ 11:00AM

The author shares the stories behind 'The Twilight of Bohemia' (Black Sparrow, Apr.), an oral history of New York City's publicly funded Westbeth Artists Community, which has been home to jazz musician Gil Evans, photographer Diane Arbus, actors Danny DeVito and Rhea Pearlman, and many others.
6 Books with a Novel Approach to Dating

By PW Staff | 03/20/2025 @ 07:00AM

The amorously adventurous protagonists in these stories take bold approaches to finding a mate.
Writers Talking Writers: Colum McCann on John Berger and Torrey Peters on Halldor Laxness

By Nick Hilden | 03/19/2025 @ 04:00PM

The National Book Award winner remembers drinking with John Berger and the PEN/Hemingway Award winner recounts the joys of reading Halldor Laxness.
A Path Forward for Liberals: PW Talks with Derek Thompson

By Lenny Picker | 03/07/2025 @ 09:00AM

In 'Abundance,' co-authors Thompson and Ezra Klein suggest strategies for liberals to get their message across and get things done, starting by getting out of their own way.
The Books Behind the 2025 Academy Award Nominations

By PW Staff | 03/07/2025 @ 08:00AM

Our reviews of the books adapted into and inspiring this year's Academy Award–nominated films, from 'The Brutalist' and 'Conclave' to 'Nickel Boys' and 'Wicked.'
7 Essential Books About Journalists

by Jeremy Gordon | 02/27/2025 @ 06:00PM

Jeremy Gordon, author of 'See Friendship,' highlights seven of his favorite books about journalists.
Black History Month in Book Reviews

By PW Staff | 02/20/2025 @ 03:00PM

In recognition of Black History Month, we have gathered a selection of books by Black authors and about Black lives that were published this February and reviewed in PW.
Writers Talking Writers: Charlotte Wood on William Maxwell and Laila Lalami on Franz Kafka

By Nick Hilden | 02/20/2025 @ 09:00AM

The Booker-shortlisted novelist praises compassion in the work of William Maxwell and the Pulitzer finalist discusses the peerless artistic commitment of Franz Kafka.
Writers Talking Writers: Ben Okri on Christopher Okigbo and Katie Kitamura on Natalia Ginzburg

by Nick Hilden | 01/09/2025 @ 02:00PM

The Booker Prize winner and National Book Award nominee of the poetry and politics of two writers whose work inspired their own.
Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2024

By PW Staff | 01/09/2025 @ 01:00PM

Among the former president's year-end shout-outs are novels that made the rounds on longlists for major awards, such as those by Martin MacInnes and Ayşegül Savaş and the Booker-winning Samantha Harvey, along with deep cuts from Dinaw Mengestu and Adam Moss.
8 Books That Should Be On Your Radar in 2025

by PW Staff | 01/09/2025 @ 11:30AM

Our reviews editors name eight new books publishing in 2025 that they're particularly excited about.
7 Books from 2024 You Shouldn’t Overlook

By PW Staff | 12/23/2024 @ 04:00PM

While we already picked our favorite books of 2024, our reviews editors thought it would be a shame to let the year end without one final round of recommendations.
PW’s 10 Most-Read Book Reviews of 2024

By PW Staff | 12/19/2024 @ 08:00AM

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.
Writers Talking Writers: Rumaan Alam on Anita Brookner and Tommy Orange on Felisberto Hernández

By Nick Hilden | 11/22/2024 @ 10:00AM

The National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize nominees discuss the wry maturity and singular strangeness of two writers whose work inspired their own.
3 New Odes to Pop Culture

by PW staff | 11/08/2024 @ 10:00AM

Fans will love these deep dives into 'Ted Lasso,' Taylor Swift, and 'Gilmore Girls.'
25 Books for 25 Years of NYRB Classics

By John Maher, Sophia Stewart, and David Varno | 11/01/2024 @ 08:00AM

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.
15 Bone-Chilling New Horror Books for Halloween

By Michael Seidlinger | 10/29/2024 @ 09:00AM

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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