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DEAR CYBORGS by Eugene Lim
February 24, 2017

Cleveland bookseller Ryan Chamberlain of Mac’s Backs names Eugene Lim’s DEAR CYBORGS as one of his favorite new and upcoming releases. FSG will release the book on June 6, 2017...

THE RAINBOW COMES AND GOES By Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt
February 14, 2017

Due out in paperback January 31, 2017 this story by a mother and son about life, love and loss is a favorite in every format. RAINBOW COMES AND GOES was a #1 New York Times bestseller and was honored by Publishers Weekly as a Best Audio of 2016! HarperCollins published the book in hardcover on April 5, 2016...

STORIES OF YOUR LIFE AND OTHERS by Ted Chiang
February 14, 2017

Wired Magazine has chosen STORIES as its Book Club read for the month of February. Each week a different short story will be read and discussed on the magazine’s website, starting with “Story of Your Life.” Knopf republished the collection June 14, 2016...

THE ADVENTURES OF HONEY AND LEON by Alan Cumming Illustrated by Grant Shaffer
February 14, 2017

Grant Shaffer was chosen to participate in a new feature of The New York Times Book Review—a live illustration feed with Maria Russo, editor of the children’s book review. The conversation includes some sneak peaks of The Adventures of Honey and Leon the book he is creating with Alan Cumming which Random House will publish in hard cover this year September 19, 2017...

OUR LITTLE RACKET by Angelica Baker
February 8, 2017

Angelica Baker’s debut novel OUR LITTLE RACKET is one of Entertainment Weekly’s 16 Debut Novels to Read in 2017. OUR LITTLE RACKET will be published by Ecco on June 20, 2017.

GOODBYE, VITAMIN by Rachel Khong
February 8, 2017

Rachel Khong’s GOODBYE, VITAMIN was named to Entertainment Weekly’s list of 16 Debut Novels to Read in 2017. Holt will publish GOODBYE, VITAMIN on July 11, 2017...

STORY OF YOUR LIFE by Ted Chiang
January 27, 2017

ARRIVAL based on Ted Chiang’s “Story of Your Life” received 6 Oscar Nominations including Best Picture and Best Director. Vintage released the movie-tie in collection of Ted Chiang’s STORIES OF YOUR LIFE and OTHERS now titled ARRIVAL on November 1, 2016.

CALL ME BY YOUR NAME by Andre Aciman
January 27, 2017

The movie adapation of Andre Aciman’s received rave reviews after its debut at the Sundance Film Festival. The Guardian called it “masterful” and said it is “a major entry in the canon of queer cinema.” The latest novel by Aciman, ENIGMA VARIATIONS, was just released and was named one of 10 recommended books for the week of January 26, 2017 by the New York Times. The movie version of CALL ME BY YOUR NAME will be released by Sony Pictures Classics in the fall.

SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA by Jaroslav Kalfar
January 27, 2017

Jaroslav Kalfar’s forthcoming SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA is one of the Strand’s book buying team’s picks of 2017, writing: “Well balanced with warmth and humor, and unpredictable until its end, it’s a remarkable novel which will exceed readers’ expectations.” SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA was also included in Library Journal’s March Fiction Preview. Little, Brown will publish SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA on March 7, 2017...

DARK AT THE CROSSING by Elliot Ackerman
January 27, 2017

Elliot Ackerman’s wrote a moving piece for Elle on “The Delicate Task of Raising Kids in a ‘War Zone.’” His newest novel, Knopf published DARK AT THE CROSSING on January 24, 2017...