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As Kirkus Reviews tells us, “Beastie Boys fans will devour this book, as will anyone interested in the early days of hip-hop, the art/music/street life of New York City in the 1980s, and the alternative-nation zeitgeist of the 90s.” Spiegel & Grau will publish the book on October 30, 2018.
“Peter Sagal is the funniest person on the radio (quick reminder, I am on television),” proclaims Stephen Colbert. Brenda Barrera of Booklist says, “Sagal is a compelling writer, and his story may well rouse some to get off the couch, lace up their sneakers, and get running.” Simon and Schuster will publish the book on October 30, 2018.
Kelsey Miller’s I’LL BE THERE FOR YOU, a history of the TV show Friends, is on Bustle’s list of “18 New Nonfiction Books to Know in October 2018”. Hanover Square will publish the book on October 23, 2018
Ashleigh Young’s CAN YOU TOLERATE THIS? is one of the New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice “10 New Books We Recommend this Week”. Riverhead published the book on July 3, 2018.
Founder of the Well-Read Black Girl book club, Glory Edim’s anthology was named one of Bustle’s “18 New Nonfiction Books to Know in October 2018.” Ballantine Books will publish the book on October 30, 2018.
Kiese Laymon’s memoir was named one of Bustle’s “18 New Nonfiction Books to Know in October 2018.” Scribner will publish the book on October 16, 2018.
Casey Gerald’s memoir received a rave review from NPR Books. The reviewer Michael Schaub calls it “a stunningly original literary memoir from a young man who's just as good a writer as he is an entrepreneur.” Riverhead published the book on October 2, 2018.
The latest novel by Danielle Steel made its debut on the New York Times Bestseller list for the week of September 23rd. It debuted at number 2 on the Hardcover Fiction and 3 on the Combined Print & E-Book Fiction bestseller list. Delacorte Press published the book on September 4, 2018.
The new collection of stories by Deborah Eisenberg received a rave review in the New York Times. The reviewer Parul Seghal calls the stories “tart and spiky” and says “The new book is cannily constructed, and so instantly absorbing that it feels like an abduction.” The author will also be profiled in this weekend’s New York Times Magazine. HarperCollins published the book on September 25, 2018.
THE SATURDAY NIGHT GHOST CLUB has been shortlisted for the 2018 Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize in Canada, which is awarded to the best Canadian novel or short story collection of the year, as selected by a three-member, independent judging panel. The jury citation calls the book, “Viscerally exciting and deeply thoughtful, The Saturday Night Ghost Club is powerfully written and satisfies at every level." Knopf Canada published the book August 14, 2018.