News - Book Reviews
News - Book Reviews
Mr. Branch’s non-fiction book about the life and death of hockey enforcer Derek Boogaard is called by Stephen Brunt of the New York Times, “a fine, impeccably researched book” and has stirred up important discussions about fighting in hockey culture. Norton published the hardcover on October 1st, 2014.
Currently a #1 bestseller on Amazon in the ‘Dysfunctional Families’ category, Alan Cumming’s memoir, “moves elegantly and with an occasional dash of humor between Cumming's childhood and the revelations of the more recent past” according to Julia M. Klein of the Chicago Tribune. Dey St. published the hardcover Oct. 7, 2014.
Jan Ellison’s A SMALL INDISCRETION was reviewed by Booklist, which called it a “deftly crafted, absorbing novel”. Random House will publish the book on January 27, 2015.
“'Boy on Ice' is a haunting tale that will cause hockey fans to think differently the next time they see two players drop their gloves and put their fists up during a game.” notes Ed Sherman of The Chicago Tribune. The author was also reviewed about the book on the October 3 edition of the Inside the New York Times Book Review podcast. Norton published the hardcover on October 1st, 2014.
In its review of JOHN WAYNE by Scott Eyman, the October 3, 2014 issue of TLS says “the strength of this biography lies in its depiction of how Wayne’s image was built – incrementally and in step with the culture that embraced it.” Simon & Schuster published the book April 1, 2014.
Lin Enger’s THE HIGH DIVIDE was reviewed by the Denver Post, which called it “captivating… Enger exercises an exacting adroitness when painting the Wild West … Enger gives [it] freshness and clarity…. readers will embrace this compelling story.” Algonquin published the book on September 23, 2014.
Jason Diamond of Men’s Journal says BOY ON ICE is “one of the best books on hockey you will ever read.” Norton published the hardcover on October 1st, 2014.
Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn’s A PATH APPEARS: TRANSFORMING LIVES, CREATING OPPORTUNITY has received outstanding reviews across the board. Rick Bass of The Boston Globe says A PATH APPEARS is “good strong journalism, researched powerfully,” and adds, “upon finishing the book readers are likely to experience an uneasy state of stimulation and find themselves willing to do something in the world, unconcerned by questions of scale, but instead, to simply become more engaged, and in that, alive.” Knopf published A PATH APPEARS on September 23, 2014.
THE EMPTY QUARTER is the second in Mr. Robbins’ Pararescue Thriller series that started with THE DEVIL’S WATERS. The new book received a rave review from E. A. Aymar of the Washington Independent Review of Books who called the book, “a great introduction for new fans, and a mesmerizing tale of duty and desperate love for everyone.” Thomas & Mercer published this title August 1, 2014.
Mark Frauenfelder on BoingBoing notes, “signs of struggle and desperation serve to create a fascinatingly creepy environment. And that’s why I like DEAD INSIDE: DO NOT ENTER so much. The book consists entirely of letters, hand-written warnings, and pages torn from journal entries that were written during the zombie pandemic.” In his review of this collection of notes from the Zombie Apocalypse. CHRONICLE BOOKS published the paperback September of 2011.