News - Book Launches

News - Book Launches

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

THE GREAT GLASS SEA by Josh Weil
September 5, 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 HIGH DIVIDE by Lin Enger
August 28, 2014

Lin Enger’s THE HIGH DIVIDE was named a Big Indie Book of Fall 2014 by Publishers Weekly. Algonquin will publish the book on September 23, 2014.

PRINCE LESTAT by Anne Rice
August 22, 2014

Amazon named PRINCE LESTAT, Anne Rice’s first book in the Vampire Chronicles since 2003’s BLOOD CANTICLE, as one of the Fall’s “Blockbuster” books. Knopf will publish the book October 28, 2014.

PEGASUS by Danielle Steel
August 22, 2014

Amazon named PEGASUS by Danielle Steel, as one of the Fall’s “Blockbuster” books. Her latest novel, A PERFECT LIFE, is currently in its second week on The New York Times Hardcover bestseller list at #7. Knopf will publish PEGASUS on October 28, 2014.

RUST : The Longest War by Jonathan Waldman
August 22, 2014

Mr. Waldman’s book tells the remarkably dramatic story of man versus corrosion. Mary Roach, author of GULP, says of it, “The clarity and quiet wit of Waldman’s prose, his gift for narrative, his zeal for reporting and his eye for detail, these things and more put him in a class with John McPhee and Susan Orlean.” Simon & Schuster will publish March 10, 2015.

THE MAGICIAN’S LAND by Lev Grossman
August 21, 2014

The final book in THE MAGICIANS trilogy by Lev Grossman will debut at number one on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestseller list for the week of August 24th. The Times also reviewed the book saying, “by the end… you feel that breathless, stay-up-all-night, thrumming excitement that you, too, experienced as a child, and that you felt all over again when you first opened up “The Magicians” and fell headlong into Mr. Grossman’s world.” Viking published the book on August 5, 2014.

A PERFECT LIFE by Danielle Steel
August 15, 2014

A PERFECT LIFE, the latest novel by Danielle Steel, made its debut on the New York Times Bestseller list at number 2 on the Combined E-book and Print list and number 4 on the Hardcover list for the week of August 10th. Delacorte published the book July 22, 2014.

I STAND CORRECTED by Eden Collinsworth
August 15, 2014

I STAND CORRECTED: How Teaching Western Manners in China Became Its Own Unforgettable Lesson by Eden Collinsworth received a starred review in Booklist. The review calls the book “patiently, delightfully hilarious” and “a handbook of sorts, but one to the enormous never ending challenges of living not just well or right but—perhaps despite it all—happily. A rare, true gift.” Doubleday/Nan A. Talese will publish the book October 7, 2014.

CUT AND THRUST by Stuart Woods
August 11, 2014

CUT AND THRUST, the latest Stone Barrington novel debuted at number 3 on the Combined Print and E-book and number 4 on the Hardcover Fiction New York Times Bestseller lists for the week of August 3, 2014. Putnam published the book on July 15, 2014.