News - Book Launches
News - Book Launches
FRESH COMPLAINT, the first short story collection by Jeffrey Eugenides, received a positive review in The Guardian. The review praises the author as a “fine exponent of the satisfying denouement” and says the collection offers “fleeting visits from characters with whom you’d like to spend a little time.” Farrar Straus & Giroux will publish the book on October 3, 2017.

HEDY’S FOLLY: THE LIFE AND BREAKTHROUGH INVENTIONS OF HEDY LAMARR, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THE WORLD by Pulitzer-prize winning author, Richard Rhodes, will be adapted for a television miniseries that will star and be produced by Diane Kruger. “I am fascinated by Hedy Lamarr,” said Kruger in a statement.

Booklist gave a positive review to the latest book from the National Book Award winning author. The review says “Thoughtful, intelligent, and deeply human, Lifton will not disappoint his fans and will hopefully draw new readers with this deeply informative work.” The New Press will publish the book on October 10, 2017.

Yrsa Daley-Ward is a guest of Roisin Ingle on The Women’s Podcast, discussing her childhood, rebelling, and the lack of diversity in fashion, and reads from her upcoming poetry collection bone. Penguin Books will publish bone on September 26, 2017.

This unique book presents a stunning archive of images that reveal Calvin Klein’s timeless influence as a designer. Rizzoli will publish the hardcover November 7, 2017.

The debut memoir by Anne Gisleson, which Dave Eggers calls a “shattering and very important book” has received a lot of press in advance of its publication. Amazon named it one of the Best Books of August in the Biography/Memoir category. The book was also reviewed in Elle Magazine and Real Simple and was named one of the 17 books we can’t wait to read in August by Hello Giggles. Little Brown and Company will publish the book on August 22, 2017.

New this September, from New York Times bestselling author, Alan Cumming- a charming picture book that answers the age old question of what do your dogs do when you’re away. Publisher’s Weekly remarks, “It’s a fun premise, breezily told, and Shaffer’s fluid, pastel-hued watercolors exude a cheery élan,

The New York Times published an update on the progress of the fifth and final planned installment or Robert Caro’s acclaimed and award winning series on Lyndon Johnson. The Fourth book in the series THE PASSAGE OF POWER was published by Knopf in 2013.

An excerpt from Gabe Habash’s debut novel STEPHEN FLORIDA was published on Buzzfeed. Coffee House Press will publish the book on June 6, 2017.

Joe Hagan was interviewed about his much anticipated biography of Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner in Entertainment Weekly. Knopf will publish the book on October 24, 2017.