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A Gift Guide for Writers All writers want is more time and a cabin for brooding. But time is relative, and cabins are often chilly. Here are some gift ideas that are more realistic. Daniel Lavery Is Ready to Tweak the Canon In Something That May Shock and Discredit You, the cofounder of beloved feminist website The Toast thumbs his nose at literary tradition and explores his trans identity. more A Song of Freedom: PW Talks with Ben Okri In Okri’s The Freedom Artist, a man searches for a woman imprisoned after asking revolutionary questions in a dystopian world. more A Year in Reading: 2019 The Millions kicked off its 15th annual Year in Reading series with entries from the likes of Kate Zambreno, Rion Amilcar Scott, and Max Porter. more The Best Books of 2019 Take a look back at the very best books from the past 12 months. Stars of the Week Among the books publishing this week that received stars from PW are: an excellent contemporary romance from Colleen Hoover, a bittersweet coming-of-age novel by Saskia Sarginson, and a whole lot more. Supernatural Sleuthing: PW Talks with Mike Ashley In Fighters of Fear, Ashley has assembled the definitive anthology of occult detective short stories. more New Books for Next Week We're looking at new titles from Catherine McCord and L.C. Shaw. more This Week's Bestsellers Hardcover Nonfiction 1 The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The New Frontier: 120 Fantastic Favorites for Everyday Eating Ree Drummond, Author 2 The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100 Dan Buettner, Author 3 Guinness World Records 2020 Guinness World Records, Author 4 Me Elton John, Author 5 Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice Michelle Obama, Author Hardcover Fiction 1 The Guardians John Grisham, Author 2 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, Author 3 Criss Cross James Patterson, Author 4 Strange Planet Nathan W Pyle, Author 5 A Minute to Midnight David Baldacci, Author See More Bestsellers » Send editorial questions about this e-newsletter to: ghabash@publishersweekly.com Send advertising questions about this e-newsletter to: cbryerman@publishersweekly.com For additional assistance, contact us by email or at the address below. Publishers Weekly, 71 West 23 St. #1608 New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2019, PWxyz LLC

Five Lessons from the Road to Publication Networking happens outside of Brooklyn, and New York isn't the only game in town: a list of lessons about publishing a book and making it worthwhile. PW Picks: Books of the Week, November 25, 2019 This week: why we're wrong about nearly everything, Bohumil Hrabal's meditations on living, and a biography of Jay-Z from Michael Eric Dyson. more Is Chuck Palahniuk Too Big to Fail? With a new book, a new publisher, and a new agent, Chuck Palahniuk is feeling unusually good for a man who’s just survived one of the toughest stretches of his career. more The Best Books of 2019 The best titles from the past year, including books by Mira Jacob, Colson Whitehead, and Susan Choi. The Joys of Reading with a Second Grader To a second grader, reading is like throwing confetti in the air and getting back music or diamonds. more Stars of the Week Among the books publishing this week that received stars from PW are: a guide to Japanese home cooking, a mystery set in 15th-century England, a biography of William Monroe Trotter, and a whole lot more. Know Yourself: PW Talks with Jessi Jezewska Stevens In Stevens’s debut, The Exhibition of Persephone Q, a woman named Percy discovers that photographs of her are part of an exhibition. more New Books for Next Week We're looking forward to new rule books from Dungeons & Dragons, Spy by Danielle Steel, and The Rise of Magicks by Nora Roberts. more This Week's Bestsellers Hardcover Nonfiction 1 Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us Donald Trump Jr, Author 2 With All Due Respect: Defending America with Grit and Grace Nikki R Haley, Author 3 The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The New Frontier: 120 Fantastic Favorites for Everyday Eating Ree Drummond, Author 4 Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History Brian Kilmeade, Author 5 The Plot Against the President: The True Story of How Congressman Devin Nunes Uncovered the Biggest Political Scandal in U.S. History Lee Smith, Author Hardcover Fiction 1 Twisted Twenty-Six Janet Evanovich, Author 2 The Guardians John Grisham, Author 3 Blue Moon: A Jack Reacher Novel Lee Child, Author 4 The Night Fire Michael Connelly, Author 5 The Institute Stephen King, Author See More Bestsellers » Send editorial questions about this e-newsletter to: ghabash@publishersweekly.com Send advertising questions about this e-newsletter to: cbryerman@publishersweekly.com For additional assistance, contact us by email or at the address below. Publishers Weekly, 71 West 23 St. #1608 New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2019, PWxyz LLC

10 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About C.S. Lewis Including: Lewis gave away his royalties and how he helped Tolkien write 'The Lord of the Rings.' more PW Picks: Books of the Week, November 18, 2019 This week: a woman who gave birth to rabbits, plus a brilliant mystery set in 15th-century England. more Unlock the Unmapped Kingdoms! Enter for your chance to win one of 25 ARCs of 'Casper Tock and the Everdark Wings,' the first installment of Abi Elphinstone's The Unmapped Chronicles series! (Sponsored) Enter Here A Conversation with Flea The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist reflects on his childhood and his new memoir, 'Acid for the Children.' more The Best Books of 2019 The best of the year, in all categories and for all ages. Amazon Reducing Orders to Publishers In order to deal with congestion issues at its warehouses, Amazon has been cutting book orders to publishers over the last several weeks. With the holiday shopping season here, the move comes at a particularly bad time. more 2018 VIDA Count Finds Mild Improvement in Lit Mag Gender Parity According to the annual VIDA Count, which analyzes gender parity at literary magazines, industry-wide improvement continues, even as the literary landscape continues to skew male in terms of publications. more A Complete List of Books That PW Starred Releasing This Week Stars of the week. More New Books 'A Minute to Midnight' by David Baldacci, and more. more This Week's Bestsellers Hardcover Nonfiction 1 Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us Donald Trump Jr, Author 2 Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History Brian Kilmeade, Author 3 Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family Mitch Albom, Author 4 The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The New Frontier: 120 Fantastic Favorites for Everyday Eating Ree Drummond, Author 5 Acid for the Children: A Memoir Flea Hardcover Fiction 1 Blue Moon: A Jack Reacher Novel Lee Child, Author 2 The Guardians John Grisham, Author 3 The Starless Sea Erin Morgenstern, Author 4 The Night Fire Michael Connelly, Author 5 The Institute Stephen King, Author See More Bestsellers » Send editorial questions about this e-newsletter to: ghabash@publishersweekly.com Send advertising questions about this e-newsletter to: cbryerman@publishersweekly.com For additional assistance, contact us by email or at the address below. Publishers Weekly, 71 West 23 St. #1608 New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2019, PWxyz LLC

The Fashion of Jane Austen's Novels Hilary Davidson, author of 'Dress in the Age of Jane Austen,' explores the fashions of Britain's Regency period. more PW Talks with Ronan Farrow Farrow talks about the difficulty of reporting on the Harvey Weinstein story, and more. more Win a Copy of 'The RBG Way'! Enter for your chance to win one of 10 copies of 'The RBG Way: The Secrets of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Success' by Rebecca Gibian from Skyhorse Publishing! (Sponsored) Enter Here! PW Picks: Books of the Week, November 4, 2019 This week: the latest from Martin Cruz Smith, Erin Morgenstern, Carmen Maria Machado, and more. more The Best Books of 2019 The best of the year, in all categories and for all ages. An Interview with Edwidge Danticat "[My parents] wanted me to be a doctor, and at times I felt like maybe I should be a doctor to please them. But that didn’t happen." A Complete List of Books That PW Starred Releasing This Week Stars of the week. More New Books 'Acid for the Children: A Memoir' by Flea, and more. more This Week's Bestsellers Hardcover Nonfiction 1 The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The New Frontier: 120 Fantastic Favorites for Everyday Eating Ree Drummond, Author 2 Me Elton John, Author 3 Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators Ronan Farrow, Author 4 Binging with Babish: 100 Recipes Recreated from Your Favorite Movies and TV Shows Andrew Rea, Author, Jon Favreau, Foreword by 5 Trump vs. China: Facing America's Greatest Threat Newt Gingrich, Author Hardcover Fiction 1 The Night Fire Michael Connelly, Author 2 The Guardians John Grisham, Author 3 The Deserter Nelson DeMille, Author, Alex DeMille, Author 4 The 19th Christmas James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author 5 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, Author See More Bestsellers » Send editorial questions about this e-newsletter to: ghabash@publishersweekly.com Send advertising questions about this e-newsletter to: cbryerman@publishersweekly.com For additional assistance, contact us by email or at the address below. Publishers Weekly, 71 West 23 St. #1608 New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2019, PWxyz LLC

The Best Books of 2019 Picks across all categories and for all ages. PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 28, 2019 This week: the latest from Lee Child, plus a hilarious novel about twins with a very special power. more 'New York Times Book Review' Adds Excerpts to Digital Reviews The 'New York Times Book Review' will now add excerpts from the first chapter of books being reviewed to a select number of reviews it publishes digitally. more Major Public Library System Will Boycott Macmillan E-books The King County (WA) Library System, the nation's top digital-circulating library, has said it will stop buying new release Macmillan e-books once a two-month embargo begins next month. more Kill Your Idols: On the Violence of Experimental Literature "Any artistic experiment is inherently violent, as the artist is dismantling an inherited tradition in order to make way for the new." A Complete List of Books That PW Starred Releasing This Week Stars of the week. More New Books 'The Family Upstairs' by Lisa Jewell, and more. more This Week's Bestsellers Hardcover Nonfiction 1 Me Elton John, Author 2 I Really Needed This Today: Words to Live by Hoda Kotb, Author 3 Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators Ronan Farrow, Author 4 Trailblazer: Leading in an Era of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change Marc Benioff, Author, Monica Langley, Author 5 Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth Rachel Maddow, Author Hardcover Fiction 1 The Guardians John Grisham, Author 2 The 19th Christmas James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author 3 The Institute Stephen King, Author 4 Olive, Again Elizabeth Strout, Author 5 The Dutch House Ann Patchett, Author See More Bestsellers » Send editorial questions about this e-newsletter to: ghabash@publishersweekly.com Send advertising questions about this e-newsletter to: cbryerman@publishersweekly.com For additional assistance, contact us by email or at the address below. Publishers Weekly, 71 West 23 St. #1608 New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2019, PWxyz LLC Six Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Flannery O'Connor O'Connor's resistance of the "Southern writer" label, the secret order to "A Good Man is Hard to Find," and more. more PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 21, 2019 This week: the latest from Nelson DeMille, plus a biography of Thomas Edison from a Pulitzer winner. more What’s an Influencer Worth to Books? Two editors turned ghostwriters ask what social media stars bring to publishing. more 20 Years of NYRB Classics The series’ editor, Edwin Frank, reflects on its origins and its objectives. more Unsettling the American Dream: An Interview with Viet Thanh Nguyen A conversation with the Pulitzer winner. A Complete List of Books That PW Starred Releasing This Week Stars of the week. More New Books 'The Night Fire' by Michael Connelly, and more. more This Week's Bestsellers Hardcover Nonfiction 1 Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth Rachel Maddow, Author 2 Movies (and Other Things) Shea Serrano, Author, Arturo Torres, Illustrator 3 Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know Malcolm Gladwell, Author 4 Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting for Susan Rice, Author 5 Witch Hunt: The Plot to Destroy Trump and Undo His Election Gregg Jarrett, Author Hardcover Fiction 1 The 19th Christmas James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author 2 The Institute Stephen King, Author 3 Ninth House Leigh Bardugo, Author 4 What Happens in Paradise Elin Hilderbrand, Author 5 The Dutch House Ann Patchett, Author See More Bestsellers » Send editorial questions about this e-newsletter to: ghabash@publishersweekly.com Send advertising questions about this e-newsletter to: cbryerman@publishersweekly.com For additional assistance, contact us by email or at the address below. Publishers Weekly, 71 West 23 St. #1608 New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2019, PWxyz LLC 10 Essential Music Biographies Biographies of Elvis Presley, James Brown, Leonard Cohen, and more. more PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 14, 2019 This week: new books from Bill Bryson, Elizabeth Strout, and more. more A Crime No One Could Solve... or Dared To. Was Sweden’s most notorious unsolved crime cracked by the author of the Millennium series? Read The Man Who Played With Fire by Jan Stocklassa. (Sponsored) more A Conversation with Nobel Winner Olga Tokarczuk The Polish author, known for her fragmentary, far-ranging novels, won the Nobel Prize in Literature this week. more The Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2019 The big books of the season. more Am I a Bad Feminist? Author Ayelet Gundar-Goshen reflects on writing a novel about a girl who falsely accuses a man of sexual assault in the #MeToo era. A Complete List of Books That PW Starred Releasing This Week Stars of the week. More New Books 'If Only I Could Tell You' by Hannah Beckerman, and more. more This Week's Bestsellers Hardcover Nonfiction 1 Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth Rachel Maddow, Author 2 The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience Hillary Rodham Clinton, Author, Chelsea Clinton, Author 3 The United States of Trump: How the President Really Sees America Bill O'Reilly, Author 4 Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know Malcolm Gladwell, Author 5 Stillness Is the Key Ryan Holiday, Author Hardcover Fiction 1 The Water Dancer Ta-Nehisi Coates, Author 2 The Institute Stephen King, Author 3 Bloody Genius John Sandford, Author 4 The Dutch House Ann Patchett, Author 5 The Testaments Margaret Atwood, Author See More Bestsellers » Send editorial questions about this e-newsletter to: ghabash@publishersweekly.com Send advertising questions about this e-newsletter to: cbryerman@publishersweekly.com For additional assistance, contact us by email or at the address below. Publishers Weekly, 71 West 23 St. #1608 New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2019, PWxyz LLC