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THE WAKING FIRE, the first book in a new fantasy trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Anthony Ryan, received a positive review from Publishers Weekly. The review says “Ryan handily juggles draconic fantasy, espionage, and steampunk naval fiction with realism and effortless skill.” Ace will publish the book on July 5, 2016.
Ramona Ausubel’s SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF EASE AND PLENTY has featured in two more Best Summer Books of 2016 lists, Travel & Leisure and PureWow, bringing her to twelve inclusions total. The book also garnered a favorable review from KQED, whose Leilani Clark was moved to write: Like all great fiction, Ausubel’s story of a once-wealthy couple’s plunge into poverty has gifted me with empathy toward characters I would likely disdain in real life…The whole story is written in beautiful, sometimes poetic prose.” Riverhead publishes the book on June 14, 2016....
The third bestselling cookbook by Gwyneth Paltrow was the lead review in a cookbook roundup in Sunday’s New York Times Book Review. The review says that “A good percentage of the recipes deliver on the fast part of the fast-and-fresh promise, and what makes them so appealing is the way Paltrow and Baumann elevate a simple dish without scaring anyone off.” Grand Central published the book on April 12, 2016.
Ramona Ausubel’s latest novel has been named one of the Best Summer Books of 2016 by The BBC, Fodor’s, The Chicago Tribune, Hello Giggles, and Newsday. The book was also named an Amazon Best Book for June 2016. In the Amazon Book Review, Sara Nelson writes: “Thanks to Ausubel’s dreamlike prose and her careful parsing of the magical realism...the novel opens into a magical force field that even doubters somehow can’t manage to escape.”
Award-winning science writer Ed Yong’s first book, I CONTAIN MULTITUDES, received a starred review in Publisher’s Weekly. “Yong makes a superb case for his position… [he] reveals ‘how ubiquitous and vital microbes are’ on scales large and small.” Ecco publishes the book on August 9, 2016...
David Gutowski featured Manuel Gonzalez’s THE REGIONAL OFFICE IS UNDER ATTACK! on Largehearted Boy, where he declared it “one of the year's most entertaining books, a fascinating literary romp that defies genre labels....”
Public Books featured Idra Novey’s WAYS TO DISAPPEAR as part of their El Mirador series. In a lengthy review, John Washington compared it to Bolaño’s 2666, writing that “Novey’s capacious skills go far beyond translating. She is both a moving poet and a successful novelist.” Little, Brown and Company published the book on February 9, 2016....
In a review for Booklist, Mary Ellen Quinn had the following to say about THE INSEPARABLES: “Nadler excels at setting and sustaining a scene, and he writes with confidence and compassion about people trying to navigate their way through disruption.” THE INSEPERABLES was also featured on a roundup of beach reading on Bookish. Little, Brown and Company publishes the book on January 5, 2016....
The paperback edition of David McCullough’s THE WRIGHT BROTHERS has returned to the bestseller list. For the second week in a row, it is at number on the Trade Paperback New York Times Bestseller list. Simon & Schuster published the paperback edition on May 3, 2016.
Stuart Nadler’s THE INSEPERABLES was declared one of the “12 Summer Books That Everyone Will Be Talking About” by Harper’s Bazaar. Also, Daniel Johnson of The Paris Review highlighted the book in the weekly Staff Picks, writing: “Nadler writes with tenderness and empathy; in an age when women, especially teenage girls, are caught in an endless cycle of body re-representation, THE INSEPERABLES feels urgent, but without losing its warmth and humor.” Little, Brown and Company publishes the book on January 5, 2016.