How to Grow Old: Ancient Wisdom for the Second-Half of Life, Cicero (Translator, Philip Freeman)
Musings on the joys of growing older from the great Roman philosopher and orator, translated and edited by Philip Freeman. This will be the third volume in an informal series of short works from the ancient world, following How to Win an Election and How to Govern a Country. (Princeton University Press, World Rights, 2015)
UNDERGROUND AIRLINES, Ben H. Winters
Bought in a preempt, from the author of The Last Policeman trilogy (winner of both an Edgar and the Philip K. Dick Award) Ben Winters’s UNDERGROUND AIRLINES–an epic contemporary detective story about an undercover agent in search of a runaway slave, in an America where the Civil War never happened and slavery still exists in […]
UNRETIREMENT, Chris Farrell
The budget battles of recent years have amplified the warnings of demographic doomsayers who predicted that a wave of baby boomers would bleed America dry, bankrupting Social Security and Medicare as they faded into an impoverished old age. On the contrary, argues award-winning journalist Chris Farrell, we are instead on the verge of a broad, […]
On This Day of Remembrance
WE ARE NOT LEAVING is the dramatic account–in their own words–of the events and consequences of 9/11 by the first responders. Editor Dr. Benjamin Luft, MD is a remarkable doctor who established the World Trade Center Medical Monitoring Treatment Center for first responders, to treat symptoms, both physical and emotional, that were consequences of their […]
SACRIFICE, Philip Freeman
The follow up to St. Brigid’s Bones, featuring the feisty Sister Deirdre, a mystery series set in the turbulent age of early medieval Ireland. Sacrifice challenges the young nun to draw on her upbringing as a bard and a druid, as well as her Christian faith, as she tracks down a serial killer. (Pegasus/World Rights/Fall […]
Kathi Kamen Goldmark’s HER WILD OATS, tonight, September 3, 7pm, Oakland, California
SAM BARRY, GUY JOHNSON, FRANCES DINKELSPIEL AND PEGGY ORENSTEIN presenting and reading from Kathi Kamen Goldmark’s “Her Wild Oats” at Montclair Presbyterian Church Start: Sep 3 2014 7:00 pm The late Kathi Kamen Goldmark’s husband Sam Barry brings a panel of local authors together at Montclair Presbyterian Church to celebrate the publication of her book, […]
BLOOD IN SNOW, Robert Evert
The final installment in the epic Riddle in Stone saga. Having committed treason by claiming the Highlands for his own kingdom, Edmund—the one-eyed, stuttering former librarian—decides to stop running and make his final stand. Along with his best friend, Pond Scum, and his manic dog, Becky, he must fight off goblins, magic users, and King […]
TALK TO YOUR AGENT
The relationship between author and agent is such a central one. There’s loads of information out there about how to get an agent to represent you, but much less information about what to do with the relationship once it has been established. Your agent is not simply a person who pitches your book, sells it […]
Starred Review in Library Journal for Geralyn Lucas’ THEN CAME LIFE
Lucas, Geralyn. Then Came Life: Living with Courage, Spirit, and Gratitude After Breast Cancer. Gotham. Oct. 2014. 240p. ISBN 9781592408955. $27; ebk. ISBN 9780698162181. HEALTH Lucas made a splash with her first book, Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy (LJ 9/1/04), the brash and brazen tale of her bout with breast cancer at age […]
The Complete Educator’s Guide to Bullying Prevention, Dr. Michele Borba
A proven 6-point program to reduce peer cruelty and create a safe caring environment in our schools. Dr. Borba is Today Show parenting contributor and author of 22 books for parents and educators. (World Rights/Free Spirit/Spring 2016)