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Ha Jin's Song of Departures
The novelist's latest, 'A Song Everlasting,' follows a man who, like the author himself, knows what it is to be an immigrant and an exile.
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Honorée Fanonne Jeffers Breaks the Mold with Her Debut Novel
The poet looks to the past in her ambitious fiction debut, 'The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois.'
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A Perfect Fit: Close-up on Julie Murphy
A body positive Cinderella kicks off a series of fairy tale modernizations. (Sponsored)
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Sympathy for the Devil: PW Talks with Ed Brubaker
PW talks with Eisner Award-winning comics writer Ed Brubaker about his career in indie and in superhero comics, and about ‘Friend of the Devil,’ the latest book in Brubaker and artist Sean Philips’ series of standalone crime graphic novels.
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Dana Spiotta Is Finding Her Way
The author's new novel features a heroine much like herself, staring down insomnia and midlife.
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James Ellroy Gets to the Scene of the Crime
The novelist returns to 1950s L.A. in his latest book, 'Widespread Panic.'
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Exploring the Self: Spotlight on Bob Ballard
With a new memoir, famed underwater archaeologist Bob Ballard aims to tell his story, look to the future, and plumb the depths of his soul. (Sponsored)
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The Evolution of Morgan Parker
The award-winning poet is prepping for the reissue of her debut collection.
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Francine Prose Has an Eye for Disinformation
In her new novel 'The Vixen,' Prose examines the misuses of literature.
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Brandon Taylor Is Ready to Show You His Stories
The burgeoning fiction superstar calls the short story his “base narrative unit”—and his debut collection, 'Filthy Animals,' demonstrates his mastery of the form.
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Stacey Abrams Is a Power Player in Her First Legal Thriller
Voting rights activist, politician, and onetime romance author Stacey Abrams is on to something new with her first legal thriller.
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Ben H. Winters Puts His Spin on the Legal Thriller
The genre-busting novelist tweaks the legal thriller formula in his latest, 'The Quiet Boy.'
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Women and Monsters: PW Talks with Aminder Dhaliwal
Aminder Dhaliwal’s new graphic novel 'Cyclopedia Exotica' takes place in a world in which cyclopes live alongside two-eyed people and are seen as a minority group.
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It's Zero Hour for David Yoon
With his adult debut, 'Version Zero,' David Yoon is starting from scratch.
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Don't Call Jennifer Weiner's New Novel a Beach Read
Weiner's new book, 'That Summer,' tackles #MeToo and women’s ability to see—and save—one another.
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What Jhumpa Lahiri Has Found in Translation
In her new novel, 'Whereabouts,' the author continues her love affair with Italian.
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Elizabeth McCracken's Entertaining Eccentrics
In her new story collection, 'The Souvenir Museum,' the author continues her fascination with cats and nonconformists.
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Helen Oyeyemi Writes the Ups and Downs of Love
In her new novel, 'Peaces,' the author examines the pieces (and peaces) of a romantic relationship.
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WI16: Adult Authors to Meet
More than 125 adult writers and illustrators will gather for the first virtual Winter Institute.
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Hala Alyan's New Novel Unpacks the Meaning of Home
The author asks questions of time and place in 'The Arsonists' City,' a saga about a Lebanese American family.



