Cover Revealed for
Dan Brown’s New Book!
The cover design
of Dan Brown's forthcoming novel, Inferno, was recently revealed. With similar design elements to the mega bestselling hit The Da Vinci Code (which featured the Mona Lisa), Inferno showcases the dour-ish profile of Dante, an Italian poet who died in the 14th century.
Continuing the adventure of renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, Inferno releases May 2013!
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“Escape with this mystery that will keep you searching for the answer to: what really happened? ... Trust us when we say a school assignment has never been this intense!”
—Seventeen magazine
“If you are a fan of Thirteen Reasons Why or John
Green, I think you’ve got your next great read in
The Tragedy Paper.”—InReads
The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth LaBan | 978-0-375-87040-8
HC | $17.99 | Alfred A. Knopf | January 8, 2013 -
1001 Inventions Announces
Three-Year Tour of MalaysiaThe award-winning blockbuster exhibition, 1001 Inventions, about the achievements of Muslim Civilisation in science and technology, will be launching a three-year tour of Malaysia in early 2013 for its Asian Premiere. Read more about the official companion to the 1001 Inventions exhibit and watch a video about the exhibition here: http://www.1001inventions.com/malaysia
Read the reviews on goodreads!
1001 Inventions and Awesome Facts from Muslim Civilization
by National Geographic | 978-1-426-31258-8
HC | $14.95 | Nat Geo Kids | December 11, 2012 -
“George Saunders Has Written the Best Book You’ll Read This Year.”
—The New York Times Magazine
“A book for everyone from serious students of the American short story to those folks just looking for a good read. . . . Saunders is one of the most gifted and seriously successful comic short story writers working in
America today.”—Alan Cheuse, NPR All Things Considered
Read the Chicago Tribune interview
Tenth of December by George Saunders | 978-0-8129-9380-6
HC | $26.00 | Random House | January 8, 2013 -
“Mr. Huang’s appeal is not only in what he says, but how he says it.”
—The New York Times
“Huang is a fearless raconteur. . . . Fresh Off The Boat [is] a coming-of-age tale of identity and assimilation told in a flambéed and unorthodox vernacular all his own.”
—Interview magazine
View the Sounds of the Kitchen article and video
Watch the Trailer for Fresh off the Boat
Fresh of the Boat by Eddie Huang | 978-0-679-64488-0
HC | $26.00 | Spiegel & Grau | January 29, 2013 -
“Delivers another stellar historical novel based on the experiences of an extraordinary woman…. Fictional biography at its finest.”
—BOOKLIST (starred review)
“Talented historical novelist Benjamin has a knack for picking intriguing, if somewhat obscure, women in history and making them utterly unforgettable…. Enthralling.”
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review)
Visit Melanie Benjamin’s website
The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin | 978-0-345-52867-4
HC | $26.00 | Delacorte Press | January 15, 2013 -
“One of the most engaging books I’ve read in years… [a] tour de force.”
—BUSINESS INSIDER
“This is a bold, entertaining, clever book, richly crammed with insights, stories, fine phrases and intriguing asides… I will have to read it again. And again.”
—THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
“[A]ccessible, stimulating... a rich—and often telling—critique of modern civilization’s obsession with security.”
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb | 978-1-4000-6782-4 | HC
$30.00 | Random House | November 27, 2012 -
“[A] window into how fashion has changed from a small, niche business into a global pop culture medium.”
—The Los Angeles Times
“She is a fascinating woman who, unlike many infashion, is much more focused on her passions than trumpeting
her importance.”—Boston Globe
Always in Fashion. Read the New York Times’
profile of Grace Coddington
Grace: A Memoir by Grace Coddington | 978-0-812-99335-6
HC | $35.00 | Random House | November 20, 2012
BEHIND THE
BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS
Winner of the National
Book Award (nonfiction)
From Pulitzer Prize winner Katherine Boo, Behind the Beautiful Forevers carries the reader headlong into one of the twenty-first century’s hidden worlds, and into the lives of people impossible to forget.
To learn more about Katherine Boo’s unforgettable book visit: www.behindthebeautifulforevers.com
To read an announcement and interview
with Katherine Boo click here
“(Boo) writes like a poet, tells stories like a novelist, and reports like the finest muckraker. If books could raise people from the dead, this one would do it.”
—Nicholas Thompson, The New Yorker