Happy Friday, PW Picks subscribers! It's been a big week in the literary world. On Wednesday, PEN America announced the winners of its literary awards at a ceremony in Manhattan that PW's news department declared a "return to form" after years of controversy. If you're dying to know more about the honorees, check out our Q&A with biography winner Nicholas Boggs, and our mini profile of Jared Lemus, who won the Robert Bingham Prize for short story collections.
On the recommendation front, this week our editors highlight three books that tackle the pleasures and difficulties of remaining present: a rom-com, a political history, and a provocative short story collection. We've also got profiles of Emma Straub and Patrick Radden Keefe, a slew of Q&As, and more. Happy reading!
—Conner Reed
Starred Reviews Releasing Next WeekCheck out all the books to receive starred PW reviews that are hitting shelves next week.
All Aboard with Emma StraubThe bestselling author went on a New Kids on the Block cruise in 2023 and based her new novel on the experience. more
Patrick Radden Keefe Hunts for Ugly TruthsIn his sixth work of nonfiction, London Falling, the bestselling author explores the blurry lines between good and evil and fact and fiction. more
The Ethics of Family Vlogging: PW Talks with Fortesa LatifiThe journalist’s Like, Follow, Subscribe investigates the family vlogger industry. more
All in the Family: PW Talks with Laurie HertzelThe former Minneapolis Star Tribune books editor’s elegiac memoir, Ghosts of Fourth Street, chronicles the breakdown of her large family following the death of her oldest brother when he was 18. more
How Hexes of the Deadwood Forest by Agnieszka Szpila Got MadeAn inside look at the publication process for the author’s latest novel. more
New from Jennifer L. Armentrout
Caden, the Prince, is the most dangerous being in the mortal world—haunted by a past he couldn’t control and driven by a singular desire: revenge. Brighton knows better than to trust him. Raised in the Order, she’s seen the atrocities Caden is capable of. Reformed or not, she wants nothing to do with him...until he leaves her no choice.
Enemies to LoversBy Alisha Rai (Avon)
I love a caper and I love rom-com, so of course I was on board for this madcap genre mash-up. With its appealing leads who are in way over their heads, an action-packed cross-country road trip, and plenty of laughs, I didn't want to put this one down. —Phoebe Cramer, SFF, horror, and romance reviews editor
Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish BundBy Molly Crabapple (One World)
I knew very little about the subject of this sweeping history from artist and journalist Crabapple before I cracked it open, which is just the way I like it. Examining the formation of the General Jewish Labor Bund, a socialist party active in Eastern Europe toward the beginning of the 20th century, Crabapple addresses perennial questions of belonging and dignity and sticking to one's principles. I've barely skimmed the book's surface, and I can't wait to dive in deeper. —Conner Reed, mystery and memoir reviews editor
By Nora Lange (Two Dollar Radio)
Despite being about humdrum marriage, parenthood, and work, the stories in Lange’s collection are consistently exciting. This is partly from the droll and slightly off-kilter language, like the “unpure silence” between a woman and her mother during a car ride. But there’s also the sense, as characters trick themselves into thinking time is a commodity rather than a diminishing resource, that despite the strictures of everyday life, anything could happen. —David Varno, literary fiction reviews editor
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It's Not Easy Being a Bunny
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How to Catch the Easter Bunny
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Hunt the Villain (Standard Edition)
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Bluey: Hooray, It's Easter!: A Lift-The-Flap Book
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