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News - Book Reviews

NORWEGIAN BY NIGHT by Derek B. Miller
April 19, 2013

Derek B. Miller’s NORWEGIAN BY NIGHT was reviewed positively in a feature article in Shelf Awareness, which declared: “Complex, layered and utterly original, debut novelist Derek B. Miller's Norwegian by Night is one of the most surprising and unusual novels to emerge in recent years…Thought-provoking, evocative, and wry in the best way, [this] is a remarkable novel.” The author was also interviewed in the magazine. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will publish the book May 21, 2013.

THE IMPEACHMENT OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN by Stephen L. Carter
April 19, 2013

THE IMPEACHMENT OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN by Stephen L. Carter was included on Booklist’s Top 10 Historical Fiction list, featuring the best historical novels Booklist has reviewed between April 15, 2012 and April 1, 2013. Knopf published THE IMPEACHMENT OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN on July 10, 2012.

HEADING OUT TO WONDERFUL by Robert Goolrick
April 19, 2013

HEADING OUT TO WONDERFUL by Robert Goolrick was included on Booklist’s Top 10 Historical Fiction list, featuring the best historical novels Booklist has reviewed between April 15, 20120 and April 1, 2013. Algonquin published HEADING OUT TO WONDERFUL on June 12, 2012.

MY 1980s AND OTHER ESSAYS by Wayne Koestenbaum
April 19, 2013

Wayne Koestenbaum’s MY 1980S AND OTHER ESSAYS received a rave review from Kirkus, which called it “a challenging, rich, aesthetic autobiography and intellectual high-wire act that rarely falters.” Farrar, Straus and Giroux will publish the book August 13, 2013.

SPARTA by Roxana Robinson
April 19, 2013

SPARTA by Roxana Robinson was reviewed in Publishers Weekly: “Robinson’s fifth novel…is a detailed examination of the inner life of a Marine returning home after combat… By letting the reader live in Conrad’s skin, Robinson creates a moving chronicle of how we fail our returning troops.”
Sarah Crichton Books (FSG) will publish the book on June 4, 2013.

TIGER RAG by Nicholas Christopher
April 19, 2013

Nicholas Christopher was interviewed by GQ about his new novel, TIGER RAG. The novel, “paints a picture of a jazz recording session so vividly that the reader might want to keep a towel handy for mopping his brow James Brown-style.” The Dial Press published the book January 1, 2013.

HOW LITERATURE SAVED MY LIFE by David Shields
April 19, 2013

David Shields’ HOW LITERATURE SAVED MY LIFE was favorably reviewed in the London Evening Standard and the Huffington Post, which called the book “an amazing reading experience” and Shields a “maestro.” The London Evening standard called it “thoroughly rewarding.” Knopf published the book in February 2013.

Amy Shearn’s THE MERMAID OF BROOKLYN
April 12, 2013

Amy Shearn’s THE MERMAID OF BROOKLYN received rave reviews in The Boston Globe and was selected as a Best Book of the Week by Oprah.com, which said, “In this sly and wise new novel… Shearn captures both the beauty and the banality of parenthood.”

MONTARO CAINE by Sidney Poitier
April 12, 2013

Sidney Poitier’s MONTARO CAINE received a positive review in Kirkus, calling it, “A pleasant surprise, elegantly written and keenly observed. Think of it, in a way, as a Little Prince for grown-ups, without the aeronautics.” Spiegel and Grau will publish the book on May 7, 2013.

FIRST SIGHT by Danielle Steel
April 12, 2013

Danielle Steel’s FIRST SIGHT received a positive Kirkus Review calling it, “A novel about love, in all its heartbreaking and splendid forms.” Delacorte Press will publish the book on July 16, 2013.