Among the books hitting shelves next week is Now I Surrender, the latest novel by Álvaro Enrigue, about the Apache Wars and the long shadow of imperialism in North America. See below for our profile of the author. PW also talked to debut novelist Rachel Hochhauser about Lady Tremaine, her buzzy feminist retelling of “Cinderella,” and my colleagues and I recommend our favorite new titles.
Elsewhere, we hear from Michael Pollan on the perennial relevance of Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience,” whether during the anti-war movement of the 1960s and ’70s or present-day demonstrations against ICE, and Elizabeth Kolbert reflects on the example set by Rachel Carson’s urgent writing on the environment.
Whether you're looking for an enduring classic or a new take on an age-old story, we've got you covered.
—David Varno
Starred Reviews Releasing Next WeekCheck out all the books to receive starred PW reviews that are hitting shelves next week.
Writers Talking Writers: Michael Pollan on Henry David Thoreau and Elizabeth Kolbert on Rachel CarsonThe acclaimed authors discuss how canonical works on civil disobedience and the environment have inspired their journalism. more
Voice of America: PW Talks with Haruki MurakamiThe renowned Japanese author discusses his passion for translating fiction by Raymond Chandler, John Cheever, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and many more. more
Álvaro Enrigue Will Not BendFor his latest, the Mexican novelist explores the Apache Wars and asserts that resistance is anything but futile. more
A Not-so-Wicked Stepmother: PW Talks with Rachel HochhauserThe author’s Lady Tremaine offers a fresh take on Cinderella’s supposedly evil stepmother. more
On the Spectrum and the Case: PW Talks with Tim SullivanIn The Politician, the screenwriter turned novelist’s latest DS George Cross mystery, the neurodivergent sleuth searches for the killer of a former mayor. more
Reproductive Wrongs: A Short History of Bad Ideas About WomenBy Sarah Ruden (Liveright)
Our reviewer really enjoyed this clever look at some of the wacky ideas about women lurking in the Western canon, from Augustine’s notes on celibacy to the Malleus Maleficarum to a popular 1920 parenting book that advised pregnant women to wear shimmery silks (which, sure, why not!). Witty ripostes abound, and since Ruden is a classicist, there’s the added fun of reading a classicist who’s not above getting into it with Augustine. —Dana Snitzky, history and current affairs reviews editor
Ruby FallsBy Gin Phillips (Atlantic Crime)
Phillips takes the concept of the closed-circle whodunit to claustrophobic heights with this nerve-shredding historical mystery set in 1920s Tennessee. The murder, which comes late in the action, occurs in an underground cave, and Phillips's characters—including a mentalist, a mine worker, and a reporter from Chicago—have to navigate extremely narrow passageways as they seek safety. What really sells it, though, is Phillips's convincing evocation of the Depression-era South and her keen sense of the story's emotional stakes. —Conner Reed, mystery and memoir reviews editor
Stories: The Collected Short FictionBy Helen Garner (Pantheon)
I’m new to this celebrated Australian writer, whose early novels have recently been published in the U.S. and whose Capote-esque true crime narrative, This House of Grief, was a recent pick for Dua Lipa’s book club. After finishing this collection of taut yet elliptical stories, I went back and reread them, and their indelible images developed into deeper meaning. Now I’m at risk of putting down everything else to read all of her work. —David Varno, literary fiction reviews editor
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