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THE LONELY CITY by Olivia Laing

Oliva Laing was interviewed by Rebecca Mead about artist and AIDS activist David Wojnarowicz and about her latest book THE LONELY CITY for a Talk of the Town column in the New Yorker. Picador published the book on March 1, 2016....

TO EXPLAIN THE WORLD by Steven Weinberg

The Financial Times has chosen Steven Weinberg’s TO EXPLAIN THE WORLD: THE DISCOVERY OF MODERN SCIENCE as one of its Best Books of 2015. Harper published the book February 17, 2015....

The Vatican Cookbook by the Pontifical Swiss Guard

From the elite protectors of the Popes and Defenders of the Faith for more than 500 years, a unique collection of exceptional recipes from simple to sublime, everyday staples to holiday feasts. Sophia Institute Press publishes the hardcover on April 5, 2016...

PASSED AND PRESENT By Allison Gilbert

Ms. Gilbert’s “how-to” manual teaches us how to remember those we miss most, no matter how long they’ve been gone. Seal Press will publish this paperback original April 12, 2016....

THE GLITTERING WORLD by Robert Levy

THE GLITTERING WORLD was named a finalist in the LGBT SF/F/Horror category in the 28th Annual Lambda Literary Awards! Gallery Books published the book on February 10, 2015....

A NONE’S STORY by Corinna Nicolaou

Publishers Weekly interviewed author Corinna Nicolaou about the inspiration for her tour of the major world religions, A NONE’S STORY. Columbia University Press will publish the book on March 29, 2016.

LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT WE ATE by Padma Lakshmi

A vivid memoir of food and family, survival and triumph, Love, Loss, and What We Ate traces the arc of Padma Lakshmi’s unlikely path from an immigrant childhood to a complicated life in front of the camera. Padma will be at Barnes & Noble Union Square 33 East 17th St @ 7pm today in Conversation with Andy Cohen and signing books. Ecco publishes the hardcover on March 8, 2016.

THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES on MTV / Terry Brooks

THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES on MTV has been nominated a Saturn Award for “Best Fantasy TV Series”. The Saturn Awards, now in its 42nd year, is presented annually to films and television shows by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. This year’s ceremony will take place in June in Burbank, California.

THE LONELY CITY by Olivia Laing

Olivia Laing’s latest book received a positive review in the New York Times. The reviewer, Dwight Garner, says “The British writer Olivia Laing, in her new book, “The Lonely City,” picks up the topic of painful urban isolation and sets it down in many smart and oddly consoling places. She makes the topic her own.” The book was also recently excerpted in the Guardian. Picador published the book on March 1, 2016....

WAYS TO DISAPPEAR by Idra Novey

WAYS TO DISAPPEAR received a positive review in Sunday’s New York Times Book Review. The reviewer, Catherine Lacey, called it “lush and tightly woven” and says that Novey writes with “cool precision and breakneck pacing.”Little Brown published the book on February 9, 2016....