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Don’t Kill the Mood: Mysteries & Thrillers 2021
PW asked six authors of forthcoming mysteries and thrillers about creating atmosphere in their novels.
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Layers of Information: Mysteries & Thrillers 2021
The translators of the Japanese thrillers ‘Lady Joker, Vol. 1’ (Soho Crime, Apr.) and ‘The Woman in the Purple Skirt’ (Penguin Books, June) discuss introducing the acclaimed novels to a new readership.
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Twisted Sisterhoods: Mysteries & Thrillers 2021
New crime fiction delves into the complex connections between women.
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Kitchen Staycations: Cookbooks for Spring 2021
These books help home cooks travel without leaving their stoves.
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Voracious Reading: Cookbooks for Spring 2021
New nonfiction about food explores the personal and political.
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Mise en (Shelter in) Place: Cookbooks for Spring 2021
New titles focus on thrift, speed, and other pandemic-era values.
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Her Stories: Backlist Backbones 2021
Forthcoming reissues from several publishers convey a variety of female experiences.
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Looking Back, Moving Forward: Backlist Backbones 2021
Books written in years past speak to contemporary concerns.
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Everything Old Is New Again: Backlist Backbones 2021
Publishers share their latest backlist efforts.
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Feed Yourself, Feed the Planet: Home & Garden Books 2021
New titles show that gardens can sustain humans, animals, and ecosystems all at once.
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Home Is Where the Everything Is: Home & Garden Books 2021
Authors of forthcoming lifestyle books share lessons learned in the pandemic year.
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Temperature Checks: Environment & Climate Change Books 2021
Less shopping, more sustainable action: authors urge the public to step up.
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Money Isn’t Always Green: Environment & Climate Change Books 2021
Forthcoming books examine the tension between environmental preservation and monetary gain.
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Vital Signs: Environment & Climate Change Books 2021
New books examine the effects of climate change and offer ideas for how to heal the planet.
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Weathering the Times: Poetry 2021
New and recent books offer solace and perspective during these uncertain months.
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Writing Through the Dark: Poetry 2021
PW looks at the purpose, pleasure, and practice of poetry in a pandemic.
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Spring 2021 Announcements: Audio
Helped by big gains in downloadable audio sales, overall sales of audiobooks posted eight consecutive years of double-digit increases through 2019.
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New and Forthcoming Titles on Women, Girls and Empowerment
PW has compiled a list of books focused on women and girls' empowerment and titles related to the achievements of, and equal rights for, women, young women and girls.
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Depts. of Speculation: Books for Short Attention Spans 2021
Fantastical novellas and collections of short fiction can offer readers a brief respite from reality.
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In Good Company: Books for Short Attention Spans 2021
Personal essays offer a much needed sense of connection, and closure.



