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April Bloomfield

April Bloomfield was interviewed on CBS This Morning about what drives top chefs. Her book “A Girl and her Pig” was published by HarperCollins on May 22, 2012.

MY 1980s AND OTHER ESSAYS by Wayne Koestenbaum

Wayne Koestenbaum was interviewed by Vol. 1 Brooklyn for his book MY 1980’s AND OTHER ESSAYS, discussing criticism, disclosure, privacy, wardrobe choices, and his love for making lists. The Wall Street Journal also reported on Koestenbaum’s recent reading at McNally Jackson books, alongside filmmaker John Walter. Farrar, Straus & Giroux published the book on August 13, 2013.

Rachel Aviv

Rachel Aviv published an article in the September 9, 2013 issue of The New Yorker called “The Imperial Presidency,” about N.Y.U. President John Sexton and changing nature of higher education.

A GUIDE TO BEING BORN by Ramona Ausubel

As an entrant in The Story Prize contest for her book A GUIDE TO BEING BORN, Ramona Ausubel posted an essay on The Story Prize blog about “the value of pursuing even a bad idea for a story.” Riverhead published A GUIDE TO BEING BORN on May 2, 2013.

Josh Weil

Josh Weil’s essay “How to Be a Man” was published in Esquire. The magazine has teamed with Narrative 4 for its ongoing project to produce a collection of stories by more than 100 of the world's greatest authors. Narrative 4 is a story exchange program founded by a group of authors, artists, musicians, educators, students and activists dedicated to creating social change. Weil’s first book, THE NEW VALLEY was published in May 2010 and his first novel, THE GREAT GLASS SEA, is forthcoming from Grove Atlantic in early 2014.

Josh Weil in the New York Times

Josh Weil published the article “In Mongolia, the Skyline by the Steppes” in the New York Times. Grove Atlantic published his first book, THE NEW VALLEY on May 11, 2010. His first novel, THE GREAT GLASS SEA, is forthcoming from Grove Atlantic in late 2013.

A GUIDE TO BEING BORN by Ramona Ausubel

Ramona Ausubel published an essay, “Adventures With Post Offices,” on the New York Times Opinionator blog. Riverhead published the book on May 2, 2013.

THE RESURRECTIONIST by E.B. Hudspeth

Take a look at this chalk art of THE RESURRECTIONIST: the Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black’s cover by the immensely talented E. B. Hudspeth. Quirk Books published the hardcover, which is filled with artful images, on May 21, 2013.

BLANKETS by Craig Thompson

Craig Thompson’s BLANKETS was named one of the ten Best Graphic Novels Ever in Entertainment Weekly’s special double issue of the “100 All-Time Greatest Ever.” Top Shelf Productions published BLANKETS on August 5, 2003.

CYBERSTORM by Matthew Mather

Deadline recently announced that the movie rights to the sci-fi novel CYBERSTORM were purchased by 20th Century Fox. The e-book edition of CYBERSTORM was published in March 23, 2013.