News in September 2014

News in September 2014

Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn, A PATH APPEARS
18th September, 2014

An excerpt from Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn’s forthcoming book, A PATH APPEARS, was published on the front page of the Sunday Review for September 14th. Knopf will publish the book on September 23, 2014.

THE VAULT OF DREAMERS by Caragh O’Brien
17th September, 2014

Publishers Weekly said of VAULT OF DREAMERS, “like viewers of The Forge Show, readers will want to keep watching Rosie.” Author Caragh O’Brien will be at Books of Wonder to discuss her latest work along with Emily Laybourne, Ann Aguire and Marike Rutkoski on Friday, September 19th at 6:00 PM. Roaring Book Press published the book on September 16th, 2014.

PAINTED HORSES by Malcolm Brooks
17th September, 2014

PAINTED HORSES by Malcolm Brooks has been chosen as a Fall 2014 Discover Great New Writers selection at Barnes & Noble. In a starred review, Library Journal said of PAINTED HORSES that it is “an outstanding debut novel that will linger in the reader’s mind,” and in a starred review Publishers Weekly said that “Brook’s debut captures the grandeur of the American West.” The author will be reading from his critically acclaimed novel at the Upper West Side Barnes and Noble on Wednesday, September 17th at 7:00 PM. Grove Atlantic published the book on August 5th, 2014.

SIDNEY SHELDON’S CHASING TOMORROW by Tilly Bagshawe
12th September, 2014

#1 New York Times bestselling author Sidney Sheldon’s most popular and enduring heroine—Tracy Whitney of If Tomorrow Comes—returns in a sensational sequel full of passion, suspense, and breathtaking twists. Coming in hardcover from William Morrow, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers on October 7.

10% HAPPIER by Dan Harris
12th September, 2014

Dan Harris’ 10% HAPPIER: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works – A True Story is on Denver Post (#10) and LA Times (#15) bestseller lists for the week ending 9/7 and has won the Living Now Award for Inspirational Male Memoir. IT books published the book in hardcover March 11, 2014.

COSBY: HIS LIFE AND TIMES by Mark Whitaker
12th September, 2014

Mark Whitaker’s biography of Bill Cosby received a starred review in Booklist, which called the book “a compelling look at a man who has a major impact on American race relations and television and whose “Cosby effect” helped prime the nation for its first black president.” The book was also discussed in a recent article on Cosby in the New Yorker. Simon & Schuster will publish the book on September 16, 2014.

ELSA SCHIAPARELLI by Meryle Secrest
12th September, 2014

Meryle Secrest’s biography of Italian fashion designer, Elsa Schiaparelli, received a starred review in Booklist. The review calls Secrest an “ever-curious and wonderfully adept biographer” and calls the book “richly illustrated and endlessly intriguing.” Knopf will publish the book on October 7, 2014.

PRINCE LESTAT by Anne Rice
5th September, 2014

PRINCE LESTAT by Anne Rice was named one of the top 10 most anticipated books of the fall by Kirkus Reviews. Knopf will publish the book October 28, 2014

NOT MY FATHER’S SON by Alan Cumming
5th September, 2014

Neil Gaiman, author of New York Times bestsellers The Ocean at the End of the Lane and American Gods said of Alan Cumming's upcoming book:
“Equal parts memoir, whodunnit and manual for living, NOT MY FATHER'S SON is a beautifully written, honest look at the forces of blood and bone that make us what we are, and how we make ourselves. I was completely sucked in.” Dey St. will publish the hardcover October 7, 2014.

FRIENDSWOOD by Rene Steinke
5th September, 2014

Rene Steinke’s FRIENDSWOOD was reviewed in the New York Times Book Review and the Literary Review. The New York Times Book Review says, “it has an undeniable grace, reminding us that respite can be found even in emergent sorrow.” The Literary Review said, “The lyrical new novel by National Book Award Finalist René Steinke is the kind of 300-plus-page book that devours you in a couple of afternoons...

THE GREAT GLASS SEA by Josh Weil
5th September, 2014

Josh Weil continues his “Two Guys, Two Books” coverage on Salon.com, in which he is traveling the country for the publication of his debut novel, THE GREAT GLASS SEA, alongside fellow novelist Mike Harvkey. THE GREAT GLASS SEA was published by Grove Atlantic on July 2, 2014.

THE LAND OF STEADY HABITS by Ted Thompson
5th September, 2014

Ted Thompson’s THE LAND OF STEADY HABITS has been shortlisted for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize, awarded by the Center for Fiction for the best debut novel of the year. Little, Brown published the book on March 5, 2014.