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News - Book Reviews

THE PHARMACIST’S MATE AND 8 by Amy Fusselman
April 12, 2013

Amy Fusselman’s THE PHARMACIST’S MATE and 8, which have been re-released in a two-book format, were given a rave review in the Washington Post: “[The re-release] elevates the quality of the original, turning it into a deeper, more meaningful read.” The double-book package was published by McSweeney’s February 12, 2013.

THE GIRL WHO LOVED CAMELLIAS by Julie Kavanagh
April 12, 2013

THE GIRL WHO LOVED CAMELLIAS by Julie Kavanagh was positively reviewed in Publishers Weekly: “Thanks to a talented author, this tragedy is a pleasure to read. Already praised as a biographer, Kavanagh intertwines the adventures of a famous courtesan with a fascinating period in Parisian history, with each scene spotlighting yet another titillating aspect of 1840s bohemia.” Knopf will publish the book June 11, 2013.

CREATION by Adam Rutherford
April 12, 2013

Adam Rutherford’s CREATION was recently published in the UK and has been praised by the Financial Times, the Guardian, the Telegraph, and the Observer, which raved: “This is a brave and unusual book…the writing here is finely wrought, with virtuoso passages bringing to life the mundanity of a papercut…It is essential reading for anyone interested in the coming revolution.”

HARVARD SQUARE by Andre Aciman
April 12, 2013

Andre Aciman’s HARVARD SQUARE was reviewed this week in several outlets. A positive review in The New York Times declared that, “André Aciman is a connoisseur of nostalgia, like a contemporary Proust.” The book was also glowingly reviewed in The Wall Street Journal, which raved that “it is so candid, so penetrating and so beautifully written that it can make you feel cut open, emotionally exposed.”

HOW LITERATURE SAVED MY LIFE by David Shields
April 12, 2013

David Shields’ HOW LITERATURE SAVED MY LIFE was positively reviewed in the Financial Times, The New Statesman, Washington Independent Review, Monterey County Weekly, Southern Bookman, and BookPage, which called the book “an original, intimate, energetic and fascinating exploration of self-discovery and the future of literature.”

IT’S ALL GOOD by Gwyneth Paltrow
April 2, 2013

Academy Award winner Gwyneth Paltrow will be appearing at Williams-Sonoma in Los Angeles on April 5th and at Williams-Sonoma in New York on April 9th. In a recent review of IT's ALL GOOD, Vogue called Gwyneth Paltrow, “the clean foodie godmother.”

SIDNEY SHELDON’S THE TIDES OF MEMORY by Tilly Bagshawe
April 2, 2013

Bookreporter.com positively reviewed Sidney Sheldon’s, THE TIDES OF MEMORY by Tilly Bagshawe raving that “Bagshawe upholds Sheldon’s legacy with a blistering story of revenge, passion, and betrayal in a book that is quintessential Sheldon.” William Morrow will publish the hardcover April 9, 2013

MONTARO CAINE by Sidney Poitier
April 2, 2013

Publisher’s Weekly says, “For an octogenarian first-time novelist, Poitier has delivered a surprisingly intricate, if idiosyncratic, tale sure to please his many fans.” Spiegel & Grau will publish the book May 7, 2013.

MIDDLE C by William Gass
April 2, 2013

MIDDLE C by William Gass received a 4-star review in Time Out New York: “Gass orchestrates his fiction with thematic elements as a composer might a symphony, reworking the events of Joey’s life to more thoroughly explore the idea that all individuals share in a universal guilt… Typical of Gass’s subversive fiction, Middle C forgoes easy moralizing in favor of a more ambivalent relativism. In the case of Joey Skizzen, it’s mendacity, not truth, that will set you free.” Knopf published the book March 12, 2013.

MY EDUCATION by Susan Choi
April 2, 2013

MY EDUCATION by Susan Choi was reviewed in Publishers Weekly: “The throes of an obsessive relationship allow a young graduate student to avoid growing up for a little while in Choi’s dark and stormy fourth novel.” Viking will publish the book July 3, 2013.