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News - Literary News

NEW YORK 1, TEL AVIV 0 by Shelly Oria
December 22, 2014

Shelly Oria’s debut collection NEW YORK 1, TEL AVIV 0 was reviewed in the New York Times. “What unites the characters here is their sense of geographical and emotional displacement… So affecting, so expertly constructed.” FSG published the book on November 4, 2014.

THE TROOP by Nick Cutter
December 22, 2014

Kobo has named THE TROOP by Nick Cutter as one of their Best Books of 2014 for Best Horror. Gallery published the book on February 25, 2014.

Robert Caro, THE POWER BROKER
December 16, 2014

Robert Caro published an essay in Sunday's December 12th edition of New York Times Book Review on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of publication of THE POWER BROKER about how he came up with the final line of the book. Random House published the book in 1974.

ALL OUR NAMES by Dinaw Mengetsu
December 12, 2014

ALL OUR NAMES by Dinaw Mengetsu was named as one of the best books in the Literary Fiction & the “Best Novels to get your Book Group Talking” categories by Kirkus Reviews. In their original starred review, the called in “an elegiac and moving novel” and said that Mengetsu was one of the “best novelists now working in America.” The book was also named one of the year's best fiction books by Publishers Weekly.

10% HAPPIER by Dan Harris
December 12, 2014

Named one of Fortune.com’s five not-to-be-missed books, and Winner of the 2014 Living Now Book Award for Inspirational Memoir, 10% Happier also has been chosen for iBooks Best of 2014. The audio edition was also named a Audible Best of the Year in nonfiction. IT books published the book in hardcover March 11, 2014.

BOY ON ICE by John Branch
December 12, 2014

BOY ON ICE by John Branch was named Kirkus Reviews as one of the Best Nonfiction Books of 2014 as well as one of the Best Biographies of 2014. In addition Publishers Weekly also named the book was also named one of the best non-fiction books by Publishers Weekly. Norton published the hardcover on October 1st, 2014.

DARK INVASION by Howard Blum
December 12, 2014

DARK INVASION was named one of the Best Non-fiction books of 2014 by Kirkus Reviews. In their original starred reviewed, they called it a “terrifically engaging and pertinent tale.” HarperCollins published the book on February 11, 2014 and the paperback edition will be published in February 2015.

THE SNOWDEN FILES by Luke Harding
December 12, 2014

THE SNOWDEN FILES was named one of the Best Non-fiction books of 2014 by Kirkus Reviews. In their original starred review they called it “A newsworthy, must-read book about what prompted Edward Snowden to blow the whistle on his former employer, the National Security Agency, and what likely awaits him for having done so.” Vintage published the book on February 7, 2014.

JOHN WAYNE: THE LIFE AND LEGEND by Scott Eyman
December 12, 2014

Scott Eyman’s biography of John Wayne was named as one of the best non-fiction books for the year 2014 by Publisher’s Weekly. In their original starred review they called the book “a compulsively readable biography.” Simon & Schuster published the book on April 1, 2014.

YOU’RE NOT MUCH USE TO ANYONE by David Shapiro
December 12, 2014

David Shapiro’s YOU’RE NOT MUCH USE TO ANYONE was named one of Newsweek’s Favorite Books of 2014. New Harvest published the book on July 22, 2014.