News - Book Launches

News - Book Launches

The KNOWLEDGE by Lewis Dartnell
April 3, 2014

The Knowledge: How to Rebuild the World from Scratch by Lewis Dartnell was named by The New Yorker as a Book to Watch Out for the month of April. The book was also recently reviewed by Kirkus, which praised Dartnell for “appreciating while there’s still time the world of ‘bountiful and varied food, spectacularly effective medicines, effortless and comfortable travel, and abundant energy.’” The author also had an essay called “Civilization’s Starter Kit” in the March 30, 2014 edition of the New York Times. Penguin Press will publish the book on April 17, 2014.

THE LAND OF STEADY HABITS by Ted Thompson
April 3, 2014

THE LAND OF STEADY HABITS was named by Amazon as the Featured Debut for the month of April. In her review, Sara Nelson raves that “Ted Thompson is such an acute observer… No wonder Thompson is being touted as this generation’s Updike and The Land of Steady Habits--a perfect description of the upper-middle class bubble life illustrated here--as his Rabbit, Run.” Little Brown published the book on March 25, 2014.

A CALL TO ACTION by Jimmy Carter
April 2, 2014

Former President Jimmy Carter appeared on the March 25, 2014 episode of The Colbert Report to discuss his new book A CALL TO ACTION: Women, Religion, Violence and Power. Simon & Schuster published the book March 25, 2014.

10% HAPPIER by Dan Harris
March 26, 2014

10% HAPPIER debuted at #2 on the New York Times Hardcover Non-fiction Bestsellers list. It also reached #23 on the IndiBound list, #30 on Amazon (weekly), #8 on Publishers Weekly’s list, #46 on USA Today, and #6 in the Wall Street Journal. IT books published the book March 11, 2014.

10% HAPPIER by Dan Harris
March 24, 2014

Called by George Stephanopoulos, “A spiritual adventure from a master storyteller.” 10% HAPPIER takes readers on a ride from the outer reaches of neuroscience to the inner sanctum of network news to the bizarre fringes of America’s spiritual scene, and leaves them with a takeaway that could actually change their lives. The book is already in its fifth printing and the author has been interviewed in The New York Time Bits blog and by The Huffington Post. IT books published the book March 11, 2014.

10% HAPPIER by Dan Harris
March 17, 2014

In 10% HAPPIER, Dan Harris, an anchor on ABC’s Nightline tells the story of how having an on-air panic attack led to an unexpected, hilarious, and deeply skeptical odyssey through the strange worlds of spirituality and self-help to discover a way to get happier that is truly achievable. The book was recently featured in a piece on Nightline and excerpted on the ABC News website. IT books published the book March 11, 2014.

CHANCE by Kem Nunn
February 28, 2014

CHANCE by Kem Nunn was called one of “10 Titles to Pick Up Now” in the March 2014 issue of O magazine. The book was also reviewed in the Los Angeles Times which called it “a disturbing and provocative novel.” Scribner published the book February 18, 2014.

CELL by Robin Cook
February 28, 2014

CELL deputed at number 11 on the New York Times Hardcover Bestseller list for the week of February 23, 2014 and the book was featured in the “Inside the List” column. Robin Cook also published (with Eric Topol) an Op-Ed called “How Digital Medicine Will Soon Save Your Life” in the February 22-23 Wall Street Journal. The book was featured in the PW Bestsellers column for the week February 3-February 9, 2014. Putnam published the book February 13, 2014.

YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS by Robert Wagner & Scott Eyman
February 14, 2014

An excerpt from Robert Wagner’s new memoir, YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS: Life and Style in Hollywood’s Golden Age, appears in the March 2014 issue of Vanity Fair. Penguin will publish the book on March 11, 2014.

CHANCE by Kem Nunn
February 14, 2014

CHANCE by Kem Nunn is a Publisher Weekly pick for the week of February 17, 2014. PW calls the book a “brilliant and cerebral psychological thriller.” Scribner will publish the book on February 18, 2014.