This week’s newsletter includes my profile of Lee Goldberg, the prolific mystery novelist and screenwriter, who talked to me about the joys and limits of toying with genre tropes across his four-decade career. His new thriller, Murder by Design, lovingly upends those tropes, urging readers to see them from a new perspective.
In our monthly Writers Talking Writers column, poet Alice Oswald does the same with Homer, discussing how the “polyvocal” quality of the Iliad helps readers think in terms of entire histories and cultures rather than from a single, fixed perspective. Our weekly recommendations continue the theme, with a new science book about the elk and bison that once roamed the Eastern U.S. and a feminist remix of Hitchock’s Psycho. As always, happy reading!
—Conner Reed
Starred Reviews Releasing Next WeekCheck out all the books to receive starred PW reviews that are hitting shelves next week.
Writers Talking Writers: Steven Pressfield on Walker Percy and Alice Oswald on HomerThe historical novelist discusses Percy's piercing clarity and the prize-winning poet considers how Homer helps us "think politically." more
Lee Goldberg: Man of MysteryFor the first installment in his new Edison Bixby series, the bestselling author decided to upend as many mystery tropes as possible. more
Allie Rowbottom’s X-Rated ArtWhen the author decided to set her latest novel in the adult film industry, she was just following her gut. more
‘The Right Story for the Novel’: PW Talks with Ann PatchettThe bestseller's latest, Whistler, centers on Daphne, a middle-aged English teacher; her reunion with Eddie, her former stepfather; and the long shadow cast by a car accident when she was nine. more
A Better World: PW Talks with Chris SmallsIn When the Revolution Comes: A Fight for the Future of the Working Class, the Amazon Labor Union founder relays what it took to go toe to toe with the tech giant—and win. more
By Andrew Moore (Mariner)
Once upon a time, bison, elk, wolves, and other icons associated with the American West roamed the Eastern United States. Then, industrialization and hunting drove them to near-extinction—until now. In recent years, conservationists have rewilded land in the East and successfully reintroduced large mammals to the region. Journalist Moore recounts such endeavors in this vivid chronicle. Amid reports of catastrophic declines in global biodiversity, it's an inspiring tale of recovery. —Marisa Charpentier, science and pop culture reviews editor
By Danielle Callegari (New Press)
Callegari’s tour of how Italian history has shaped the country's cuisine is just the right mix of informative and escapist, especially if you’re planning to do most of your traveling by armchair this summer. —Miriam Grossman, religion and self-help reviews editor
By Leah Rowan (St. Martin's)
Psycho gets a feminist facelift in this punchy thriller that reframes Hitchock's masterpiece as both a revenge fantasy and a surprisingly sweet ode to sisterhood (while more or less ignoring Robert Bloch's original novel). Witty, muscular, and crowd-pleasing to no end, it's ideal poolside or plane-ride company as the weather heats up. —Conner Reed, mystery and memoir reviews editor
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The Ballad of Falling Dragons (Standard Edition)
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Oh, the Places You'll Go!
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Theo of Golden
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The Deal
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Ironwood: A Catalina Novel
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Dungeon Crawler Carl, Vol. 1 (Graphic Novel)
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The Mistake
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