Delia Ephron’s opinion piece on the New York City bikeshare program was published in the October 20th edition of the Sunday Review section of the New York Times. Blue Rider Press published her most recent book SISTER MOTHER HUSBAND DOG (etc) on September 17, 2013.

CBS has purchased and will adapt Koethi Zan’s international bestselling novel, THE NEVER LIST, into a television series. A.M Homes (The End of Alice, The L Word) will write and executive produce, along with Sara Timberman and Carl Beverly, the drama. Pamela Dorman Books (VIKING) published the international bestseller on July 16th, 2013.

QUIET DELL by Jayne Anne Phillips was positively reviewed in the New York Times Book Review, which called it a “vivid historical novel” and the Wall Street Journal, which raves that there is “a glowing beauty to the book’s brave generous version of history.” Scribner published the book on October 15, 2013.

Jennifer Percy published “Voice In The Night” in the November issue of Harper’s Magazine. The story is an excerpt from Percy’s upcoming book, DEMON CAMP, to be published by Scribner on January 14, 2014.

THE SCENT OF PINE by Lara Vapnyar received a positive review from Kirkus Reviews. The review praised the author saying her writing style by saying that “everything seems to be in plain sight, but one can sense deeper truth hiding below the surface.” The review also called the book “slight in girth but not in depth.” Simon and Schuster will publish the book on January 7, 2014.

PURE JOY by Danielle Steel is reviewed in the October 1, 2013 issue of Kirkus. The review says, “Plainly told with honesty and affection, these stories are an affirmation of the timeless connection between humans and their canine companions. For Steel’s fans and die-hard dog lovers.” Delacorte Press will publish PURE JOY on October 29, 2013.

The reissue of SPEEDBOAT was reviewed in the October 4, 2013 issue of The Times Literary Supplement, which raves that SPEEDBOAT “feels as fresh today as it did almost four decades ago.” SPEEDBOAT was reissued by New York Review of Books classics on March 19, 2013.

John Burley’s debut thriller THE ABSENCE OF MERCY has been receiving some wonderful advance praise. Alice LaPlante, the New York Times bestselling author of Turn of Mind says it “Will send chills down your spine. A taut psychological thriller. . .pushes the boundaries of our understanding of the lengths a parent will go to protect their child.”

Debut author Blaine Lourd's memoir about growing up in 1970s South Louisiana with his larger-than-life father, Puffer, a charismatic oilman with a penchant for playing the ponies sold to Tricia Boczkowski at Gallery for publication on Father’s Day, 2015.

THE HEAVENS RISE was positively reviewed in Booklist. The review raves that “Creepy, chilling and almost impossible to put down all describe the new novel by New York Times best-selling author Rice.” The review also says that “in the telling of this page-turner, Rice also manages to deftly address issues of race and class in the Big Easy.” Gallery Books will publish the book on October 15, 2013.