News - Book Launches

News - Book Launches

LEXICON by Max Barry

Max Barry’s fifth novel, LEXICON, is featured in the May 24th Hollywood Reporter as one of “11 Buzzy Books for Hollywood’s reading list” which declared that it was aimed at “The Hunger Games readers looking for something new.” TIME magazine also featured the book calling it “an extraordinarily fast, funny, cerebral thriller.” Penguin Press will publish the book June 18, 2013.

THE PASSAGE OF POWER by Robert Caro

Robert Caro was interviewed on the Monday May 6, 2013 episode of THE COLBERT REPORT on the occasion of the paperback publication of THE PASSAGE OF POWER. Vintage published the trade paperback edition on May 7, 2013.

WALKING WITH JACK by Don Snyder

James Dodson, author of Final Rounds, says of Don Snyder’s book about his journey to become his son's caddie “Veteran writer Don Snyder and his son Jack make this intimate coming-of-age journey for both father and son one to cherish. Go walking with Jack and his old man and you'll find your own life, and love of the game, immeasurably enriched.” Doubleday will publish May 14, 2013.

NORWEGIAN BY NIGHT by Derek B. Miller

Derek B. Miller’s NORWEGIAN BY NIGHT is a June Indie Next pick. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will publish the book May 21, 2013.

 SNAPPER by Brian Kimberling

SNAPPER by Brian Kimberling is a May Indie Next pick. Pantheon published the book April 23, 2013

THE RIVER OF NO RETURN by Bee Ridgeway

THE RIVER OF NO RETURN by Bee Ridgeway is a May Indie Next pick. Dutton published the book in April 23, 2013

A GUIDE TO BEING BORN by Ramona Ausubel

Ramona Ausubel was interviewed by Meredith Turits in Full Stop for her new collection, A GUIDE TO BEING BORN. Turits says, “Ramona Ausubel’s prose, concepts, and stories: they’re the kind that make a reader stop, take a breath, and reread…the stories re-infuse wonder into a somewhat overwrought cultural conversation…There is something inherently magical about it.”

THE RIVER OF NO RETURN by Bee Ridgway

In Bee Ridgway’s wonderfully imaginative debut novel, a man and a woman travel through time in a quest to bring down a secret society that controls the past and, thus, the future. THE RIVER OF NO RETURN is featured in the current issue of Vanity Fair’s ‘Hot Type’ section. The magazine calls it a “thrill ride.” Dutton will publish the book April 23, 2013.

ANOTHER NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM by Milan Trenc

ANOTHER NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM by Milan Trenc is being featured at the American Museum of Natural History with sleepover events on Friday, April 12, Friday, May 17, and Saturday, June 22. The events include a story time presentation, an IMAX movie, and live animal exhibitions. Christy Ottaviano Books (a division of Henry Holt) published the book March 19, 2013.

ASSASSIN’S GAMBIT by Amy Raby

Publisher’s Weekly reviewed Amy Raby’s debut novel, ASSASSIN’S GAMBIT calling it “a strong debut” and raving that “the main characters have excellent chemistry, meshing right from the start. In addition to the richly imagined world and a delightfully entertaining tale of magic and intrigue, Raby also delivers an understated yet versatile magic system and a convincing, sensitive portrayal of Vitalia’s efforts to reclaim her life from posttraumatic stress.” Signet will publish the book April 2, 2013.