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THE DORITO EFFECT by Mark Schatzker

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...

WAYS TO DISAPPEAR by Idra Novey

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

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.

NEUROLOGIC by Eliezer Sternberg

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

YOUR HEART IS A MUSCLE THE SIZE OF A FIST by Sunil Yapa

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.....

YOUR HEART IS A MUSCLE THE SIZE OF A FIST by Sunil Yapa

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.....

DUKE OF MY HEART by Kelly Bowen

Kelly Bowen’s DUKE OF MY HEART, published by Forever on January 26, 2016, was named one of the best romance novels of February in The Washington Post and a “top pick” for February by RT Book Reviews.....

NOT MY FATHER’S SON by Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming’s powerful memoir will be number 1 on the New York Time

THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES on MTV / Terry Brooks

Based on Terry Brooks’ SHANNARA series, THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES on MTV premiered on Tuesday, January 5th and “unearthed epic viewership” numbers, breaking all of MTV’s premiere and streaming records according to broadwayworld.com and other new sources. The premiere event reaching 7.5 million total L+3 viewers across all airings, including an average 1.9 million L+3 viewers for the premiere telecast on MTV.

Nacho Figueras Presents HIGH SEASON by Jessica Whitman

World-renowned polo player and global face of Ralph Lauren, Nacho Figueras dives into the world of scandal and seduction with a new fiction series set in the glamorous, treacherous world of high-stakes polo competition. Forever will release the first of the three book series on May 31, 2016....