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10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About F. Scott Fitzgerald

By David S. Brown | 06/09/2017 @ 05:00AM

Including: his last royalty check was for $13.13.
5 Writing Tips: Jeff VanderMeer

By Jeff VanderMeer | 06/02/2017 @ 05:00AM

"But at some point, no matter how good your partial or rough draft is, you may also have to methodically test your novel—in all ways, from the structure down to the paragraph level."
PW Picks: Books of the Week, June 5, 2017

| 06/02/2017 @ 05:00AM

This week: Anthony Horowitz's brilliant Agatha Christie–like mystery, plus an investigation into the Donner Party.
Staff Pick: 'The Others' by Matthew Rohrer

By John Maher | 05/26/2017 @ 10:45AM

Associate editor John Maher tells a ghost story and recommends Matthew Rohrer's otherworldly Russian nesting doll of a novel in verse, 'The Others.'
PW Picks: Books of the Week, May 29, 2017

| 05/26/2017 @ 05:00AM

This week: David Sedaris's diaries, plus the complete Jack Reacher stories.
The Weird World of Book Blurbs

By Barbara Browning | 05/26/2017 @ 05:00AM

Barbara Browning, author of the new novel, 'The Gift,' dives into the strange process of how books get blurbed.
PW Picks: Books of the Week, May 22, 2017

| 05/19/2017 @ 05:00AM

This week: a wonderful biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald, plus the controversial novel that inspired last year's hit movie 'Elle.'
The 10 Best True Crime Books

By Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich | 05/19/2017 @ 05:00AM

Books by Truman Capote, Janet Malcolm, Dave Cullen, and more.
How to Write Suspense

By Bryn Chancellor | 05/12/2017 @ 05:00AM

Bryn Chancellor, author of the riveting novel, 'Sycamore,' on what exactly makes suspense work.
PW Picks: Books of the Week, May 15, 2017

| 05/12/2017 @ 05:00AM

This week: werewolves in the Adirondacks, plus the thrilling story of Apollo 8.
Staff Pick: 'Nutshell' by Ian McEwan

By Carl Pritzkat | 05/05/2017 @ 11:20AM

PW's vice president of business development recommends Ian McEwan's 'Nutshell,' a novel about a fetus who overhears its mother plotting the murder of its father.
PW Picks: Books of the Week, May 8, 2017

| 05/05/2017 @ 05:00AM

This week: Colm Tóibín’s retelling of the ancient Greek tale of Clytemnestra, plus Darwin's forgotten theory of mate choice.
10 Life Tips for Graduates

By Andy Boyle | 05/04/2017 @ 11:00AM

Andy Boyle, author of 'Adulthood for Beginners: All the Life Secrets Nobody Bothered to Tell You' shares 10 tips to help graduates navigate the weird world of adulthood.
PW Picks: Books of the Week, May 1, 2017

| 04/28/2017 @ 05:00AM

This week: the true story of the notorious Reno Gang, plus the biology of human behavior at its best and worst.
10 Essential African Novels

| 04/27/2017 @ 11:00AM

Five novelists from five different African countries each select their favorite African novels.
Staff Pick: 'Rewrite Man' by Alison Macor

By Everett Jones | 04/21/2017 @ 11:00AM

Reviews editor Everett Jones recommends 'Rewrite Man: The Life and Career of Warren Skaaren' by Alison Macor, about an essential cog in the moviemaking machine that is often overlooked by viewers: the script doctor, someone who fixes problematic screenplays.
Gustave Flaubert's Works, Ranked

By Peter Brooks | 04/21/2017 @ 12:00AM

Peter Brooks, author of 'Flaubert in the Ruins of Paris,' ranks Flaubert's works.
PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 24, 2017

| 04/21/2017 @ 12:00AM

This week: new novels from Elizabeth Strout and Jeff VanderMeer.
Staff Pick: 'Fairyland' series by Catherynne Valente

by Drucilla Shultz | 04/14/2017 @ 10:30AM

Assistant editor Drucilla Shultz recommends the 'Fairyland' series by Catherynne Valente, a middle-grade series following the adventures of a girl named September in an eccentric Wonderland-like world.
PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 17, 2017

| 04/14/2017 @ 05:00AM

This week: David Grann's account of the 1921-1926 killing spree that formed the FBI, plus a wonderful biography of civil rights activist Pauli Murray.

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