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THE NIGHT CREW by Brian Haig

In this latest Sean Drummond book, Five US soldiers, tasked with guarding Iraqi prisoners, stand accused of committing depraved atrocities against their charges. Drummond is assigned to defend one of them: a hardscrabble young woman who is either incredibly naive or deceptively evil…and whose incriminating photos made the case an international scandal. “Another Best of 2015! I was captivated by the book's description, and riveted from the first page.” Says Mallory Anne-Marie Forbes. Thomas and Mercer published March 10th.

GREEN ON BLUE by Elliot Ackerman

Elliot Ackerman was on PBS with Tavis Smiley discussing GREEN ON BLUE, which is inspired by his own experiences in Afghanistan, and is told from the perspective of a young Afghan orphan. Scribner published the book on February 17, 2015.

Brooke Borel, INFESTED

Brooke Borel was interviewed on NPR’s Fresh Air about her new book INFESTED: How the Bed Bug Infiltrated Our Bedrooms and Took Over the World. University of Chicago Press published the book on April 8, 2015.

THE WHITES by Richard Price writing as Harry Brandt

David Simon, the creator of the HBO series THE WIRE, recently interviewed Richard Price at the 92nd Street Y and a condensed and edited version of the interview was published by Guernica Magazine. Henry Holt published, THE WHITES, Price’s recent novel (writing as Harry Brandt) on February 17th, 2015.

10% HAPPIER by Dan Harris

Dan Harris’ book has risen to #6 on the New York Times paperback bestseller list and commands #16 slot on the combined print and ebook list. Additionally it is on the AUDIBLE Top 10 (the audio book list) at #8. IT books published the book in paperback December 30, 2014.

10% HAPPIER by Dan Harris

Maintaining a two months solid run on the NYT list- Dan Harris’ true story is #10 this week. IT books published the book in paperback December 30, 2014.

GREEN ON BLUE by Elliot Ackerman

Elliot Ackerman’s GREEN ON BLUE is one of Vogue’s “22 Spring Books We Can’t Wait To Read.” Scribner published the book on February 17, 2015.

Danielle Steel, PRODIGAL SON

Danielle Steel’s latest novel will debut at number 4 on both the Combined Print & E-book Fiction and Hardcover Fiction New York Times bestseller lists for the week of March 15th. Delacourt published the book February 24, 2015.

GREEN ON BLUE by Elliot Ackerman

Elliot Ackerman's GREEN ON BLUE is an Amazon celebrity pick of 2014 National Book Award Winner Phil Klay, author of Redeployment. Says Klay, “A decorated Marine veteran who served five tours overseas, Ackerman undoubtedly could have written a compelling memoir or autobiographical novel. Instead he made a key empathetic leap, telling the story of an Afghan fighter whose world has been shaped by war, and in the process exposing us to truths of war and human behavior which are all too often ignored.” Scribner published the book on February 17, 2015.

ONGOINGESS by Sarah Manguso

Sarah Manguso’s ONGOINGNESS is a PW Pick of the Week, a Flavorwire “Ten Must-Read Books,” and was reviewed by The Millions, The AV Club, and NPR, which called it “her third exquisitely honed memoir” and said “Written in spare, elliptical bursts of hard-won insights, this slim meditation invites quoting and mulling… Manguso's insights resonate beyond her personal situation…The unexamined life? No chance of that with Manguso.” Graywolf published the book on March 3, 2015.