The Dog That Saved a Nurse's Life
The story of a retired nurse and a little Maltese-poodle mix, rescued from a shelter. more...PW Picks: The Best New Books for the Week of June 17, 2013
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PW Picks: The Best New Books for the Week of June 17, 2013
This week, a dark and odd fable, a must-read short story collection, and a YA throwback to the likes of Logan's Run. Plus: Neil Gaiman's latest.
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The 10 Worst Dads in Books
Humbert Humbert and Titus Andronicus--who else shares a spot on the notorious list?
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PW Picks: The Best New Books for the Week of June 10, 2013
This week, creating the solar system from scratch, murder and mayhem in the South, and a death row thriller. Plus: Rebecca Solnit's elegant, meandering essays.
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The Dog That Saved a Nurse's Life
The story of a retired nurse and a little Maltese-poodle mix, rescued from a shelter.
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The Night Sartre Became Famous
Despite police, heat, and fainting spells, Jean-Paul Sartre delivered a lecture on October 29, 1945 that changed the rest of his life.
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PW Picks: The Best New Books for the Week of June 3, 2013
This week: time-traveling serial killers, a nautical Chariots of Fire, and dogs who save lives. Plus: Stephen King's latest.
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Why Does Language Always Change?
"Gangnam Style," when Bollywood movies switch to English, and the meaning of "mamihlapinatapei"--what do these things tell us about language?
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The World's Most Famous Literary Pub...Almost
How Shakespeare, Chaucer, and Dickens (almost) made the George Inn the planet's most famous literary drinking hole.
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PW Picks: The Best New Books for the Week of May 27, 2013
This week, Richard Scarry for grown-ups, the tireless work of translators, and the final novel from a Nobel laureate. Plus: talking with the last survivors of WWI.
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PW Picks: The Best New Books for the Week of May 20, 2013
This week, waking up in an asylum, the randy side of WWII, and an electrifying, true plane crash story. Plus: Khaled Hosseini's latest.
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