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Year-End Reads
Here it is: the final PW Picks issue of the year. It’s the perfect time to think about the books you’ve read this year—as many of today’s finest writers have been over at our sister site, the Millions, all month—and the ones you want to finish before “Auld Lang Syne” rings out. We’ve got plenty of recommendations for you on that front below. Happy holidays and new year from all of us at PW, and see you in 2025.
December 13, 2024
Story Image Revisit PW’s Best Books of 2024
It’s time to stock up on titles to tackle over the holidays, and our annual roundup of the year’s finest books is the perfect guide. more
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Some of today’s most exciting writers and thinkers share the books that shaped their year. more
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Following the 10th anniversary reissue of her mega-bestselling collection milk and honey, the Canadian poet and performer reflects on a decade of international success and her inspirations. more
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The internationally bestselling author, known for her medical thrillers and the Rizzoli & Isles crime series, shares insights from her 36-year writing career. more

Editors’ Picks
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To Rob a Bank Is an Honor

By Lucio Urtubia, trans. from the Spanish by Paul Sharkey (AK Press)

A garrulous modern-day Robin Hood reminiscing about stealing from some of the largest banks in the world—what’s not to love? —Dana Snitzky, history and current affairs reviews editor
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Whatever Happened to Frankie King

By Jay and Eli Neugeboren (Graphic Mundi)

A seasoned novelist joins with his cartoonist son to spin out this illustrated oral history of the titular Brooklyn local legend, a promising 1950s basketball player courted by the pros but then suddenly seemed to disappear. The scratchy art ricochets around collected snippets of neighborhood gossip and disputed truths in this captivating small-scale mystery and character study. —Meg Lemke, comics and graphic novels reviews editor
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North Is the Night

By Emily Rath (Erewhon)

Drawing from Finnish history and folklore, this fantasy duology launch about best friends torn apart by the god of death is the perfect read for a cold winter's night. —Phoebe Cramer, SFF, horror, and romance reviews editor

Spring Previews 2024
Top 10 Bestsellers
1
Dog Man: Big Jim Begins: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #13): From the Creator of Captain Underpants
Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator
2
Wind and Truth: Book Five of the Stormlight Archive
Brandon Sanderson, Author
3
Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 19)
Jeff Kinney, Author
4
Unraveled Book 9.5
Shannon Messenger, Author
5
The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition [With Light Girl Doll]
Carol V Aebersold, Author, Chanda A Bell, Author, Coe Steinwart, Illustrator
6
The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition [With Light Boy Doll]
Carol V Aebersold, Author
7
Percival Everett, Author
8
Kristin Hannah, Author
9
From Crook to Cook: Platinum Recipes from Tha Boss Dogg's Kitchen (Snoop Dogg Cookbook, Celebrity Cookbook with Soul Food Recipes)
Snoop Dogg, Author, Ryan Ford, With
10
Quicksilver
Callie Hart, Author
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