News - Book Launches

News - Book Launches

MANHUNTERS: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar by Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña

DEA agents Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña, portrayed in the hit Netflix series Narcos, tell the real story of how they brought down the world’s most wanted criminal in their book MANHUNTERS. St. Martin’s Press will publish the hardcover on November 12, 2019.

FIND ME by Andre Aciman

Andre Aciman’s sequel to his bestselling novel CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, is one of PW’s Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2019. Farrar, Straus & Giroux will publish the book on October 29, 2019.

COMMUTE by Erin Williams

Erin Williams debut graphic memoir, is one of PW’s Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2019. Abrams ComicArts will publish the book on October 8, 2019.

IN WEST MILLS by De’Shawn Charles Winslow

De’Shawn Charles Winslow was interviewed about his debut novel on the most recent edition of the New York Times Book Review podcast. The book also received a rave review in the New York Times book review which said “From the first page, Winslow establishes an uncanny authority and profound tone that belie the book’s debut status…Much of the story is told through dialogue, rich and truthful conversations among characters reminiscent of those in August Wilson’s plays, expressing so much more than what is on the surface." Bloomsbury Publishing published the book on June 4, 2019.

SCREEN TESTS by Kate Zambreno

Kate Zambreno’s SCREEN TESTS, previously excerpted in the Paris Review, has received extensive coverage upon its publication. On July 29, SSENSE published a feature on Zambreno, with Claire Marie Healy writing that the new collection “is full of jokes. In it, [Zambreno] twists around moments that feel glamorous, tragic, and bleakly ironic… Reading Zambreno has always felt more intimate than many writers: with Screen Tests, she is more teasing than before. Because what’s more intimate than a joke?” Harper Perennial published the book on July 23, 2019.

 BECOMING SUPERMAN by J. Michael Straczynski

The memoir from J. Michael Straczynski, creator of Babylon 5, received a rave review from NPR Books which called it a “touching, devastating, unexpectedly funny memoir about a man born into a destructive, abusive environment who went on to overcome his demons.” The author was also interviewed by the New York Times about the book. Harper Voyager published the book on July 23, 2019.

THE BADDEST BITCH IN THE ROOM by Sophia Chang

Sophia Chang’s forthcoming audio memoir THE BADDEST BITCH IN THE ROOM was announced on Complex today. Preorders are now open. Audible, in collaboration with Hello Sunshine, will be publishing the book on September 26, 2019.

INSIDE OUT by Demi Moore

Anticipation is building for Demi Moore’s surprisingly intimate and emotionally charged memoir. This week PEOPLE revealed the cover featuring a striking portrait of Moore by photographer Matthew Rolston. HarperCollins will publish the hardcover on September 24, 2019.

FIND ME by Andre Aciman

Andre Aciman spoke with Entertainment Weekly about FIND ME, his forthcoming sequel to CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, which was adapted into an acclaimed film in 2017. Farrar Straus & Giroux will publish the book on October 29, 2019.

LET LOVE HAVE THE LAST WORD by Common
The Washington Post has named Common’s new memoir LET LOVE HAVE THE LAST WORD as one of its “10 Books to Read in May.” The Post writes “the award-winning musician, actor and activist takes the love he first received in his Southside Chicago childhood and pays it forward, giving us a lesson in how compassion helps build stronger, better communities.” Atria will publish the book on May 7, 2019.