This week at PW Picks, mischief is the name of the game—chalk it up to the influence of the spring equinox. We've got an interview with Julia May Jonas, whose feverish 2022 novel, Vladimir, has just hit Netflix in a steamy adaptation starring Rachel Weisz, and an interview with British comedian Fergus Craig, whose latest novel is an acerbic cozy centered on a septuagenarian serial killer trying to live a quiet life.
Elsewhere, our editors recommend a tantalizing folk horror novella, a moody graphic novel about an actor-turned-spy, and a memoir from a woman who's made a habit of going against the grain. Happy reading!
—Conner Reed
Starred Reviews Releasing Next WeekCheck out all the books to receive starred PW reviews that are hitting shelves next week.
Julia May Jonas on Finding the Perfectly Hot Cast for VladimirThe novelist and playwright talks with PW about adapting her 2022 novel as a Netflix limited series with Rachel Weisz, who embodies the nameless, unreliable narrator. more
Hostile Landscapes: PW Talks with T. KingfisherThe Hugo and Nebula winner discusses how location informs her next two works of horror: Snake-Eater and Wolf Worm. more
Casey and Jon Scieszka Answer Their Frequently Asked QuestionsCasey Scieszka published her first novel, The Fountain, this week. She joined her father, children’s author Jon Scieszka, to unpack some of the writing queries people often ask them. more
Cookbooks for Kitchen SuccessAuthors emphasize efficiency, economy, and the pure pleasure of making a meal. more
Killer Comedy: PW Talks with Fergus CraigThe British actor and comedian’s I’m Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home finds a geriatric serial killer accused of a fresh slaying. more
An Invitation to Hold the Good and the Hard With Honesty and Hope
With humor and humility, Martin introduces you to the heart-changing concept of counterweights: the essential practice of holding both the good and the bad with hope. She shows you how to notice the ordinary delights hiding in plain sight—reminders that even in tough times, life can be deeply good.
The Cellar Below the CellarBy Ivy Grimes (Violet Lichen)
I was so sucked in by this wonderfully strange little fairy tale. Set after an apocalyptic event, it chronicles the relationship between the skeptical narrator and her witchy grandmother, with many a surreal, Kelly Linkian flourish along the way. —Phoebe Cramer, SFF, horror, and romance reviews editor
By Nancy Kurshan (Three Rooms)
Is there ever a bad time to hear firsthand from someone who made a life fighting good fights? Probably not—but now is an especially good one. In this fiery memoir, Kurshan, who cofounded the radical anti-war Youth International Party in 1967, discusses the good, bad, and ugly of organizing for women's rights, Black liberation, Puerto Rican independence, and more. It's invigorating stuff. —Conner Reed, mystery and memoir reviews editor
By Peter and Maria Hoey and C.P. Freund (Top Shelf)
I’m a great fan of the Hoeys and their coolly observed, angular comics, which blend influences from Chris Ware to Twin Peaks. Their latest noir-ish tale finds a young actress compelled to become a spy and masquerade as a waitress at a coffee shop in a Soviet-styled “unnamed city." It's full of strange turns, with the surveillance state mimicked in the comic’s layouts, which peer into proceedings from overhead, like a camera. —Meg Lemke, comics and graphic novels reviews editor
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Mistakes Were Made (Standard Edition)
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The Wings That Bind (Deluxe Edition)
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Want to Know a Secret?
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It's Not Easy Being a Bunny
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Nothing Is Impossible with God: Eleven Heroes. One God. Endless Lessons in Overcoming.
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