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NEW YORK 1, TEL AVIV 0 by Shelly Oria

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

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

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

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

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

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.

HELL AND GOOD COMPANY by Richard Rhodes

Richard Rhodes’ HELL AND GOOD COMPANY: THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR AND THE WORLD IT MADE received a starred review in Booklist, which praised the book for “so graphically allowing contemporary readers to appreciate all the nuances of what transpired in Spain in those dark years” through the eyes of reporters, writers, artists, doctors, and nurses who witnessed it. Simon & Schuster will publish the book on February 3, 2015.

DARK INVASION by Howard Blum

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.

PAINTED HORSES by Malcolm Brooks

The Daily Beast said of Malcolm Brooks’s “beautifully written narrative,” that it “fulfills fiction’s workaday imperatives: human drama, character development, a suspenseful plot fueled by clashing world views, each granted articulate advocates by a fair, but not impartial author” which are “expertly embedded” with deeper themes. Grove Atlantic published the novel on August 5, 2014.

THE DEEP by Nick Cutter

Booklist said of Nick Cutter’s latest thriller, “between the descriptive hallucinations and the very real threats, readers may find themselves begging for a
respite—or cheering for more of the same.” Gallery will publish the book on January 13, 2015.