News in May 2018

News in May 2018

FAILURE IS AN OPTION by H. Jon Benjamin
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“Packed with chapter after chapter of Benjamin’s easygoing tales of failure and inability to follow through on stated goals, the book’s biggest and most meta joke is its thoroughgoing rejection of the widespread American tradition of a can-do self-help mentality that permeates most memoirs” notes Alex McLevy of AV Club. An excerpt from the book about his failed Children’s show appeared on Vulture. Dutton published the hardcover on May 1, 2018.

MISS EX-YUGOSLAVIA by Sofija Stefanovic
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Sofija Stefanovic was interviewed for the New York Times Arts section about her debut memoir MISS EX-YUGOSLAVIA. Atria published MISS EX-YUGOSLAVIA on April 17, 2018.

TELL ME LIES by Carola Lovering
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Carola Lovering’s debut novel TELL ME LIES is one of the red hot books of the summer, landing on SheReads, Parade, and PureWow’s must-read summer reading lists. Atria will publish TELL ME LIES on June 12, 2018.

 WOULD YOU RATHER by Katie Heaney
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Katie Heaney is interviewed for Yes! Magazine about her most recent memoir WOULD YOU RATHER, about discovering her queer identity in her late 20s. Ballantine published WOULD YOU RATHER on March 6, 2018.

PAUL SIMON by Robert Hilburn
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“When it comes to writing songs, no one does it better than Paul Simon. Robert Hilburn's is a wise and winning account of our most nimble, nuanced, and numinous poet-musician,” says Paul Muldoon, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry winner of Paul Simon’s new biography. Simon & Schuster published the hardcover edition May 8, 2018.

PARTY GIRLS DIE IN PEARLS by Plum Sykes
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This latest novel is featured in the Harper Collins Book Club. The Paperback edition was published on May 8, 2018.

TOUCHING THE DRAGON by James Hatch and Christian D’Andrea
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In his starred Library Journal review of TOUCHING THE DRAGON AND OTHER TECHNIQUES FOR SURVIVING LIFE’S WARS, Jason L. Steagall writes “…this important account will touch readers and likely help other veterans learn how to live after war” says. Alfred A. Knopf will publish the book on May 15th, 2018.

LOVE AND DEATH IN THE SUNSHINE STATE: THE STORY OF A CRIME by Cutter Wood
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“Wood’s mixture of fact and art yields a tale both gritty and introspective,” writes John Reinan of Cutter Wood’s debut LOVE AND DEATH IN THE SUNSHINE STATE for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Algonquin published the book on April 17, 2018.

SHOOT FIRST by Stuart Woods
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The latest Stone Barrington book made its debut on the New York Times Bestseller list for the week of April 29, 2018. The book debuted at number 2 on the Combined Print & E-book Hardcover & number 5 on the Hardcover Fiction List. G.P. Putnam & Sons published the book on April 10, 2018.

WAR ON PEACE by Ronan Farrow
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Ronan Farrow recently appeared on NPR and the Pod Save the World podcast to discuss his first book WAR ON PEACE: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence. W.W. Norton published the book on April 24, 2018.

SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA by Jaroslav Kalfar
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Jaroslav Kalfar’s debut novel was named on the shortlist for the 32nd Arthur C. Clarke Shortlist. Little, Brown & Company published the book on March 7, 2017.

THE LAST COWBOYS by John Branch
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The latest book from the Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times reporter John Branch was named one of the Best Books of the Month by Amazon in the Biography & Memoir category. W.W. Norton will publish the book on May 15, 2018.