New & Featured
SAMSUNG RISING by Geoffrey CainComing from Currency in March 2020
HONORABLE EXIT by Thurston ClarkePublished by Doubleday in April 2019"Thurston Clarke has a genius for finding episodes in history that deserve reexamination. Just as the U.S. rescued its employees and allies from the embassy roof, this gifted story-teller has found gems of heroism, honor, and suspense in an agonizing chapter of the American story." —Strobe Talbott, former Deputy Secretary of State and distinguished fellow in residence at Brookings
TENN INNINGS AT WRIGLEY by Kevin CookPublished by Henry Holt in May 2019 “This book is a must-read for every baseball fan!” —Ryne Sandberg, longtime Chicago Cubs second baseman and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
TO STOP A WARLORD by Shannon Sedgwick DavisPublished by Spiegel & Grau/Random House in April 2019“Sister Shannon’s compelling and inspiring book, To Stop a Warlord, beautifully moves each of us to take action to help the most vulnerable among us. ” —Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON by David GrannPublished by Doubleday in April 2017“Disturbing and riveting...Grann has proved himself a master of spinning delicious, many-layered mysteries that also happen to be true...It will sear your soul.“ —Dave Eggers, The New York Times Book Review
THIRST by Scott HarrisonPublished by Currency/Crown in October 2018“Scott Harrison’s Thirst is a hope-filled book about finding your purpose in life and pursuing it against all odds. From the many unbelievable stories Harrison shares from the field to the moments when charity: water’s survival was in question, this book will inspire you to believe that you are more than the obstacles life has put in your path and the world more generous than it often seems.” — Ariana Huffington, founder of HuffPost and Thrive Global
THE RIVER by Peter HellerPublished by Alfred A. Knopf in March 2019 “…Heller has such a solid grasp of nature (both human and the outdoors) that the storytelling feels fresh and affecting. In bringing his characters to the brink of death (and past it), Heller speaks soberly to the random perils of everyday living. An exhilarating tale delivered with the pace of a thriller and the wisdom of a grizzled nature guide.” — Kirkus (STARRED REVIEW)
THE DESERT AND THE SEA by Michael Scott MoorePublished by HarperWave in July 2018“When a young man who is good and brave, keenly intelligent and observant, with a lively mind and a learned sense of human and historical complexity, is kidnapped by pirates and kept as a hostage for three years in Somalia’s harsh and violent bush, the result is The Desert and the Sea. However much you wish Michael Scott Moore had never had cause to write it, this book could not be more engrossing, harrowing, suspenseful, wrenchingly humane and illuminating.” —Francisco Goldman, author of Say Her Name and The Interior Circuit: A Mexico City Chronicle
EARL CAMPBELL by Asher PricePublished by University of Texas Press in September 2019"Earl Campbell’s saga as an African American sports celebrity in the largely unreconstructed State of Texas contains elements of triumph and tragedy, and Asher Price’s extraordinary new biography captures it all with riveting prose, gifted storytelling, and a carefully crafted analysis of race, region, and football mania. Not since the appearance of H. G. Bissinger's Friday Night Lights have we seen such an important and insightful book on the world of Texas football. " —Raymond Arsenault, author of ARTHUR ASHE
ALL THE WATER IN THE WORLD by Karen RaneyPublished by Scribner in August 2019
ASTOUNDING by Alec Nevala-LeePublished by HarperCollins in October 2018 “A big biography of John Campbell, the genius magazine editor who created a mass market for science fiction couldn’t be timelier. Alec Nevala-Lee’s granular portrait of Campbell and the quirky superstars whose careers he launched in the 1940s and 1950s is a gift to science fiction fans everywhere.” — Sylvia Nasar, author of A BEAUTIFUL MIND
AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER by Julie SalamonPublished by Little, Brown in June 2019 “Salamon plucks the story of the killing of one man out of the rush of history and holds it up for nuanced consideration. In so doing, she shows us how the events around a single murder continue to ripple outward, through the families of both the murder victim and the man who set that murder in motion. An illuminating, necessary book.” — J.T. ROGERS, OSLOThe definitive story of a shocking act of international terrorism that thrust an ordinary man into history and reshaped the destinies of three families.
SAVE ME THE PLUMS by Ruth ReichlPublished by Random House in April 2019 “Save Me the Plums sweeps the reader up in the intoxicating splendor of Gourmet in its glory days, when the smart set was in it for the food, the friendship, and the big new ideas. This is the rare case of an amazing writer living an amazing life, with a book that's the party I never wanted to end.” — Ann Patchett, #1 New York Times Bestselling author of COMMONWEALTH
DREAMERS AND SCHEMERS by Barry SiegelComing from UC Press in October 2019
WOMEN'S WORK by Megan StackPublished by Doubleday in April 2019 “A self-critical and heartfelt narrative… beautifully written, informative, and sometimes harrowing as she recounts the joy, fear, and exhaustion of becoming a mother. What women—and men—can learn from Stack's story is that "women's work," in all of its complexity and construction, should not be only for women.” — Kirkus (STARRED REVIEW)
DARK AUGUST by Katie TalloComing from Harper Perennial Summer 2020 “Augusta ‘Gus' Monet is destined to become our next beloved investigator. Gus returns to her great-grandmother’s dilapidated house and ancient dog to discover the progenitor has died, the dog needs a walk, and a very cold case needs solving. What elevates Tallo’s galloping story is the freshness of the writing, and the deep explorations of character. An imaginative thriller --as much about family, loss, greed, and a young woman’s attempt to find a place in the world, as it is about solving a long buried mystery.” — Peter Heller, New York Times bestselling author of THE DOG STARS and national bestselling author of THE PAINTER, CELINE, & THE RIVER
THE EXPECTATIONS by Alexander TilneyPublished by Little, Brown in July 2019 “This humorous, powerful, and thoughtful debut novel examines what it means to come of age amidst great privilege—and serves as a gimlet-eyed reminder of all the things money can never buy.” — Town & Country, “MUST READ BOOKS OF SUMMER 2019”
