Celebrating Green: ST PATRICK OF IRELAND, Philip Freeman
Ireland’s patron saint has long been shrouded in legend, but the true story of St. Patrick is far more inspiring than the myths. In St. Patrick of Ireland, Philip Freeman brings the historic Patrick and his world vividly to life. Patrick speaks in his own voice in two remarkable letters he wrote about himself and […]
Biblical Conspiracies on Vision TV, Tie-In to THE LOST GOSPEL
Award-winning documentarian and bestselling author of The Jesus Family Tomb, Simcha Jacobovici, has never shied away from controversy. His latest series, which aired on Discovery Science in the States and is currently on Vision TV in Canada, features fascinating, and at times, explosive discoveries. You can view the series online at the link below, and […]
Ben Winters’ nominated for another Edgar Award!
Ben H. Winters, who won an Edgar for the first in his now legendary Last Policeman series, THE LAST POLICEMAN, and a Philip K. Dick Award for the second volume, COUNTDOWN CITY, has just received a nomination for an Edgar for the conclusion, WORLD OF TROUBLE! I believe this is quite unprecedented. Congratulations, Ben, and […]
Living with Ambiguity
Novelist Susan Gilbert-Collins’ moving post about her relationship to her illness, MS. (Susan is the author of STARTING FROM SCRATCH, Touchstone/Simon & Schuster). Thank you for sharing, Susan. http://susangilbertcollins.wordpress.com/2015/01/08/what-having-ms-has-taught-me-so-far/
American Pain film deal with Warner Bros. in Variety
Fun to see that VARIETY picked up the story about the film deal with Warner Brothers for John Temple’s AMERICAN PAIN: How a 27-year old Felon and Five Doctors Unleashed the Deadliest Drug Epidemic in U.S. History. Film agent par excellence, Shari Smiley (Gotham Group) brokered the deal with Warner Brothers after attracting Dallas Buyers […]
Five Essential Connections from the Playroom to the Boardroom
Dr. Laura Jana is no ordinary pediatrician. The author of successful books on childhood development published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Jana makes fascinating connections here with her TedX talk on how to raise productive kids in the 21st century. It turns out that the workforce skills our children will need to make […]
Target select’s FLY A LITTLE HIGHER as first Holiday Book Club pick
We are so thrilled that Laura Sobiech’s memoir, FLY A LITTLE HIGHER, has been selected as the very first Target Holiday Book Club Pick this year! Starting December 2, 2014, a new special edition will be available exclusively at Target. It offers a handful of special bonus materials, including in-depth Q&A with author Laura Sobiech and […]
THREE LITTLE WORDS hitting UK bestseller list! Congrats Ashley Rhodes-Courter!
It’s official. Ashley Rhodes-Courter’s New York Times bestselling memoir of growing up in the foster care system, THREE LITTLE WORDS will hit the London Times list in the nonfiction paperback category (September, 2014/Ebury Random House). Rhodes-Courter’s sequel, THREE MORE WORDS, will be published by Atheneum/Simon & Schuster in May 2015. Congratulations, Ashley!
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 […]
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, […]