News in January 2016
News in January 2016
Alan Cumming’s powerful memoir will be number 1 on the New York Time
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.
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....
Sunil Yapa appeared on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS to discuss his debut novel YOUR HEART IS A MUSCLE THE SIZE OF A FIST. Lee Boudreaux Books published the book on January 12, 2016....
Kirkus has reviewed WHERE WE WANT TO LIVE, calling it an “uplifting story about what people can accomplish working for a common purpose they make their own.” St. Martin’s Press will publish the book on March 15, 2016....
THE INVADERS has been chosen for the Tournament of Books, a bracket style competition hosted by The Morning News. Also chosen were THE WHITES by Richard Price, and BATS OF THE REPUBLIC by Zachary Dodson. THE INVADERS was published by Regan Arts on July 7, 2015. THE WHITES was published by Henry Holt on February 17, 2015, and BATS OF THE REPUBLIC was published by Doubleday on October 6, 2015....
The Reference and User Services Association division of the American Library Association announced its 2016 awards during the ALA Midwinter conference. THE FIFTH HOUSE OF THE HEART was chosen as the Year's Best in Genre Fiction for Adult Readers in the Horror category. Gallery published the book on July 28, 2015....
Publishers Weekly has reviewed A NONE’S STORY by Corinna Nicolau, calling it “perfect for those looking to ground themselves in the overlapping but often contradictory morals of the world’s major religions, Nicolaou’s book vividly and respectfully unpacks the nature of spiritual practice.” Columbia University Press will publish the book on April 5, 2016....
THE REVENANT by Michael Punke hits its second week on the New York Times Bestsellers list. The film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio has won 3 Golden Globes and has twelve Oscar nominations, including best picture....