It still feels firmly like summer in New York City, but here and across the country, school is back in session. Whether or not you're a student, the start of the academic year offers an opportunity to reset and refocus. It's also a great time to power through a bunch of books.
This week, we chat with Ian McEwan about Vintage's reissues of his first 19 novels, any one of which is worthy of space on your autumn reading list. We also peek behind the publication process of Jodi Picoult's latest novel and consider a slate of business books centered on so-called "soft skills." And, as always, our editors recommend three books hitting shelves next week: a daring short story collection, a heady graphic novel, and a memoir from Chilean American novelist Isabel Allende. Happy reading!
—Conner Reed
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Vintage Wants You to Reread Ian McEwanIn time for the 25th anniversary of Atonement, the publisher is reissuing the Booker Prize–winning author’s oeuvre with fresh cover designs. McEwan says he’s eager for readers old and new to rediscover his philosophically charged novels. more
Mind, Body, Consciousness: PW Talks with Antonio DamasioIn Natural Intelligence and the Logic of Consciousness, the neuroscientist argues that primitive bodily feelings give rise to the conscious mind. more
Solve the Clues, Save the Town
Faith and humor collide in this middle-grade adventure series. When orange birds attack and vines go wild, Anthony and his friends must crack riddles and uncover secrets in a seaside town where Jesus’ parables literally come to life.
How Hollow Bones by Jodi Picoult Got MadeAn inside look at the publication process for the bestselling author’s 30th novel. more
New Business Books Emphasize Emotional IntelligenceAuthors make the case that empathy, individualized attention, and the ability to read a room are essential workplace skills. more
How Paper Ghosts by Sarah Addison Allen Got MadeThe author's agent and publisher discuss the process behind bringing her latest novel to market. more
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Desperate BodiesBy Lydia Mathis (Grove/Gay)
What strikes me the most about Mathis’s incisive debut collection is the way in which her narrators give clarifying language to their maddening experiences, like the seven-year-old girl in the opener, who’s shamed by her grandmother and beaten by her mother for allegedly being too sexual (“Girls and boys received different kinds of treatment, maybe even different kinds of love. And boys got the better kind”). In later stories, teen girls and young women find the roots of their desires, whether for friendship, fulfillment, or sex, such as in the strange and moving “Empty Apartment,” which follows a lonely high-school English teacher who’s literally haunted by her early love of literature when her life turns into a version of Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. —David Varno, literary fiction reviews editor
By Leah Hayes (Fantagraphics)
In this graphic work, Hayes employs uncanny yet artful and elegant visuals to match a speculative narrative that gets at fundamental questions of selfhood and motherhood, resonant in an age of AI and reproductive tech. The story is about a pair of twins—one is artificially made, but neither knows which. Whether or not it matters is at the heart of this haunting tale. —Meg Lemke, comics and graphic novels reviews editor
By Isabel Allende (Ballantine)
I'm almost always happy to read a writer who's had a long and storied career talk shop. Here, Allende discusses the specific, alchemical process of transforming life into fiction—be it turning political upheaval into a speculative narrative or a family member into a complex character. It's a generous, lightly provocative glimpse at making art from life without going so far as to only live for one's art. —Conner Reed, mystery and memoir reviews editor
with Saratoga Schaefer
In Saratoga Schaefer's A Thousand Monstrous Forms (Crooked Lane Books, Sept. 15), a gothic horror reimagining of “Bluebeard,” a young artist sees her marriage fall apart after moving into her new wife's remote manor. We spoke to Schaefer about the evolutions of the horror genre, the allure of the “Bluebeard” story, and what keeps them up at night. (Sponsored) MORE »
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The Knave and the Moon
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Theo of Golden
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This Is Me: A Reckoning
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Homemaking with Babs: Tips and Tricks for Making a House a Home
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The Most Dangerous Games (Deluxe Limited Edition)
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Brain Damage
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Dungeon Crawler Carl
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The Killer Isn't Alice: The Bestselling Murder Mystery Puzzle Book - 46,600 Suspects, 1 Killer. Can You Solve the Crime?
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