News in February 2016

News in February 2016

SIDNEY SHELDON’S RECKLESS by Tilly Bagshawe
16th February, 2016

Ray Palen for New Mystery Reader writes: “Tilly Bagshawe deftly plots this exciting novel and throws in enough twists and surprises to keep the most astute thriller fans on the edge of their seats.” William Morrow released the hardcover November 10, 2015....

THE DORITO EFFECT by Mark Schatzker
16th February, 2016

Already an EARPHONES AWARD WINNER, The Dorito Effect by Mark Schatzker, narrated by Chris Patton, published by Dreamscape is nominated for the non-fiction AUDIE. “Patton’s modulated voice smoothly delivers the scientific research, while his well-timed pauses highlight the stunning statistics on obesity and the paradoxes of our culture’s love-hate obsession with food.” The audio edition was released on May 5, 2015...

NEUROLOGIC by Eliezer Sternberg
16th February, 2016

The Washington Post gave Eliezer Sternberg’s NEUROLOGIC a glowing review, calling it “audacious, wise and compelling.” Pantheon published the book on Janurary 12, 2016.....

WAYS TO DISAPPEAR by Idra Novey
16th February, 2016

Idra Novey’s WAYS TO DISAPPEAR was reviewed in Kirkus and received a starred review in Publishers Weekly, which said, “Idra Novey’s briskly paced first novel is a clever literary mystery and a playful portrait of the artist as a young translator…it has its share of violence and romance—it reads like an Ali Smith novel with a fun Brazilian noir vibe. But underlying these comic noir elements is an eloquent meditation on the art and anxiety of translation, as well as a story about literature as a means of revelation and concealment...”

BLUE by Danielle Steel
5th February, 2016

Danielle Steel’s latest book will be number 1 on the Hardcover Fiction and Combined Print & E-book fiction for the week of February 7, 2016. In addition her book PRODIGAL SON is number 1 on the Mass-Market fiction bestseller list. Delacorte published the book on January 19, 2016.

YOUR HEART IS A MUSCLE THE SIZE OF A FIST by Sunil Yapa
5th February, 2016

Sunil Yapa’s YOUR HEART IS A MUSCLE THE SIZE OF A FIST was reviewed in The New Yorker, the New York Times Book Review, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Dallas Morning News, Huffington Post, Entertainment Weekly, Seattle Times, Miami Herald, Denver Post, Bustle, Electric Literature, The Rumpus, Ploughshares, BookRiot, GrubStreet, Barnes & Noble Review and on Amazon.com.

MR. SPLITFOOT by Samantha Hunt
5th February, 2016

Samantha Hunt’s MR. SPLITFOOT was reviewed in The Millions (where it was named one of the “Most Anticipated Books of 2016”), Paste, Bustle, Refinery29, BookPage, Chronogram, and BookBrowse. Said Chronogram, “An entrancing, modern, haunted tale that seems drawn from the very bones of Hudson Valley history … An exuberant writer, Hunt furnishes every millimeter of her story with life, with palpable losses, longing, desire, tenderness, and even the trappings of pop culture. If you're craving the tangy prose and warm sweep of a really well-wrought novel, you'll find it here.” Houghton Mifflin Harcourt published the book on January 5, 2016....

NEUROLOGIC by Eliezer Sternberg
5th February, 2016

Author Eliezer Sternberg was interviewed on The Brian Lehrer Show about his most recent book, NEUROLOGIC. Pantheon published the book on January 12, 2016....

MR. SPLITFOOT by Samantha Hunt
5th February, 2016

Samantha Hunt’s MR. SPLITFOOT received starred reviews in Kirkus and Publishers Weekly, which said, “Hunt’s ethereal third novel…deftly straddles the slippery line between fantasy and reality in a story that’s both gripping and wonderfully mystifying…This spellbinder is storytelling at its best.” Kirkus said, “A truly fantastic novel in which the blurring of natural and supernatural creates a stirring, visceral conclusion.” Houghton Mifflin Harcourt published the book on January 5, 2016.....

YOUR HEART IS A MUSCLE THE SIZE OF A FIST by Sunil Yapa
5th February, 2016

Sunil Yapa’s YOUR HEART IS A MUSCLE THE SIZE OF A FIST received a starred review from Library Journal, who also named it an Editor’s Pick for 2015. Says Library Journal, “This intense and engrossing read is a knockout…Yapa’s writing is visceral and unsparing. Noteworthy, capital-I Important and a ripping read, his novel will be on many ‘best’ lists in 2016.” The author was interviewed in The Boston Globe, BookPage, Shelf Awareness, The Rumpus, and GrubStreet, and NPR for his debut novel, YOUR HEART IS A MUSCLE THE SIZE OF A FIST. Lee Boudreaux Books published the book on January 12, 2016.....

MR. SPLITFOOT by Samantha Hunt
5th February, 2016

Samantha Hunt’s MR. SPLITFOOT was reviewed in New York Times Book Review, New York Magazine, Washington Post, and New York Journal of Books. Said Gregory Maguire in the New York Times Book Review, “I suspect that Samantha Hunt’s third novel, Mr. Splitfoot, will haunt me… I’ve dog-eared so many pages in honor of vivid prose that my advance reader’s copy of Mr. Splitfoot curls up with fattened corners. Hunt renders as ornate and magical the tired landscape of Troy and upstate New York... Hypnotic and glowing.” Houghton Mifflin Harcourt published the book on January 5, 2016.....

YOUR HEART IS A MUSCLE THE SIZE OF A FIST by Sunil Yapa
5th February, 2016

Sunil Yapa’s YOUR HEART IS A MUSCLE THE SIZE OF A FIST is an Amazon January Spotlight Pick and an Apple/iTunes “25 Best Books of January” selection. The book has also been named “Most Anticipated Book of the Year” in the Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly, TIME, Huffington Post, The Chicago Tribune, BuzzFeed, Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, Ploughshares, Bustle, TheMillions, BookRiot, The Oregonian, The San Diego Union-Tribune, River City Reading, and Indigo. Lee Boudreaux Books published the book on January 12, 2016.....