Happy Friday! We’ve got a fun one this week. As a huge fan of Benjamín Labatut and Roberto Bolaño, I was delighted that we could land a rare interview with Labatut, in which he reveals the ways that the literary megastar galvanized him as a young writer. I also love our Q&A with another icon, Gina Gershon, who dishes on the showbiz stories that make up her new memoir, AlphaPussy, and explains the guiding principles behind the eponymous philosophy. Elsewhere, my colleagues and I recommend the books hitting shelves next week that we’re most excited about.
—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: Benjamín Labatut on Roberto BolañoThe National Book Award and International Booker–shortlisted novelist shares his passion for the late literary icon's enduring work. more
Gina Gershon Spreads the Gospel of AlphaPussyThe Showgirls star's new memoir tackles everything from handling Hollywood creeps to maintaining your autonomy in a world intent on taking it from you. more
How Son of Nobody by Yann Martel Got MadeAn inside look at the publication process for the Booker Prize winner’s latest novel. more
Semiquincentennial Gifts From Workman, Artisan & BDL
A celebration in every form—from America Photicular with images of galloping wild horses and NYC’s Time Square that actually move on the page, to The Hot Dog Cookbook that celebrates the hot dog in all its salty, snappy glory with a puffy, bun-like padded cover and squiggly yellow mustard-inspired ribbon marker!
Kutchinsky's Egg: A Family's Story of Obsession, Love, and LossBy Serena Kutchinsky (Scribner)
Kutchinsky investigates in this fascinating family history her jeweler father’s doomed construction of a massive, multi-million-dollar, diamond-encrusted Faberge-style egg that failed to sell, eventually vanished, and ultimately plunged the family into financial and personal distress. The story is chock-full of colorful characters and unbelievable detail, and it also probes questions about the price of ambition and whether it’s possible to truly know one’s closest family members. —Miriam Grossman, religion and self-help reviews editor
Nightfaring: In Search of the Disappearing DarknessBy Megan Eaves-Egenes (Grand Central)
This is a captivating exploration of our relationship with the night sky. As light pollution disrupts ecosystems and impedes our sleep cycles (not to mention our ability to see stars), Eaves-Egenes travels to dark-sky preserves around the world to understand what we lose when darkness disappears. She interrogates our fear of the dark, even spending four days in complete darkness at a retreat in Germany. You’ll leave with a new appreciation of what the night has to offer. —Marisa Charpentier, science and pop culture reviews editor
By Maria Adelmann (Scribner)
Adelmann’s spiky send-up of the campus novel begins with a desperate young woman facing the void, unsure what to do with her life. She’s an adjunct literature professor, overworked and underpaid in a field where “everyone but like ten people are getting fucked, and not in the good way.” Making matters worse, her former adviser is now her colleague, and he’s just published a novel based on their early relationship that doesn't feel true. All she can do now is try to tell her own story. It’s a smart post-#MeToo novel, arriving just in time to catch the Vladimir wave. —David Varno, literary fiction reviews editor
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Bluey: Hooray, It's Easter!: A Lift-The-Flap Book
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