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News - Book Reviews

RUST by Jonathan Waldman
April 17, 2015

An excerpt from Jonathan Waldman’s, RUST: THE LONGEST WAR was published in Men’s Journal from his book RUST: The Longest War. The book was also reviewed in the Wall Street Journal which called it “Compelling” and also said “Mr. Waldman does a masterful job of interweaving elements of the science and technology…” Simon & Schuster published the hardcover on March 10, 2015.

THE FRIENDSHIP OF CRIMINALS by Rob Glinski
April 10, 2015

The Dayton Daily News has reviewed THE FRIENDSHIP OF CRIMINALS, and says of the book, “The ultimate showdown scene at the end of “The Friendship of Criminals” is destined to become a classic. Glinski has really impressed this reviewer with his tantalizing debut.” Minotaur Books published the book on March 17, 2015.

ONGOINGNESS by Sarah Manguso
April 10, 2015

Sarah Manguso’s ONGOINGNESS was reviewed in the Boston Globe, which said: “A beautiful book. . . . [Manguso's] powerful and provocative reflections . . . interrogate the mortality we all share.” Graywolf published the book on March 3, 2015.

TO EXPLAIN THE WORLD by Steven Weinberg
April 8, 2015

TO EXPLAIN THE WORLD by Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg received rave reviews in the New York Times Book Review, which says that Weinberg “tells a rich, meaningful tale about the emergence of science, and evokes a sense of ‘how difficult was the discovery of modern science, how far from obvious are its practices and standards’.” The book was also reviewed by John Farrell on Forbes.com who calls it “entertaining”

THE DYNAMITE ROOM by Jason Hewitt
April 8, 2015

Jason Hewitt’s THE DYNAMITE ROOM was given a starred review in Publishers Weekly, which said, “[A] strong debut novel … Hewitt's novel is well-crafted and engrossing. In the confines of a house that can feel at once claustrophobic and expansive, he artfully explores family and identity, and how war changes the lives of both soldiers and civilians.” Little, Brown published the book on March 17, 2015.

THE HIGH DIVIDE by Lin Enger
April 8, 2015

Lin Enger’s THE HIGH DIVIDE has been shortlisted for the Reading the West Book Award, given by the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers’ Association. Algonquin published the book on September 23, 2014.

ONGOINGNESS by Sarah Manguso
April 8, 2015

Sarah Manguso’s ONGOINGNESS was reviewed by Alice Gregory in The New Yorker, by Maria Popova in Brain Pickings, and also in BookReporter. Said The New Yorker, “In her almost psychedelic musings on time and what it means to preserve one’s own life, she has managed to transcribe an entirely interior world. She has written the memoir we didn’t realize we needed.”

RUST by Jonathan Waldman
March 24, 2015

Adding to the positive press RUST: The Longest War received a starred review in Shelf Awareness where Jeanette Zwart says ,” Rust is wonderfully told, full of little known facts, sly asides and heroes and villains alike” Simon & Schuster published the hardcover on March 10, 2015.

THE SCARLET GOSPELS by Clive Barker
March 24, 2015

In THE SCARLET GOSPELS, legendary horror master, Clive Barker, will return one last time to two of his most well-known characters: the infamous hell-priest Pinhead and his nemesis, detective Harry D’Amour. Kirkus Reviews calls the novel a “fun, gory roller-coaster ride for horror fans and a worthy ending for an iconic villain.” THE SCARLET GOSPELS will be published by St. Martin’s Press on May 19th.

ONGOINGNESS by Sarah Manguso
March 24, 2015

Sarah Manguso’s ONGOINGNESS is one of Vogue’s “22 Spring Books We Can’t Wait To Read,” and Leslie Jamison reviewed the book in The Atlantic, saying, “with a kind of anti-prolix purity, she evokes the diary in lean abstractions and polished reflections that elide or condense the experiences that shaped them. Her prose feels twice distilled; it’s whiskey rather than beer, writing about writing about life.” Graywolf published the book on March 3, 2015.