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Meg Waite Clayton’s “The Postmistress of Paris” receives Publishers Weekly Starred Review

October 11, 2021 By Marly Rusoff

Meg Waite Clayton’s new WWII novel received extraordinary praise in a recent September 15, 2021 starred PW review, calling THE POSTMISTRESS OF PARIS (Nov 30, 2021, Harper Collins) a “ sterling … [Read more...]

Dr. Homeira Qaderi evacuated from Kabul

October 11, 2021 By Marly Rusoff

Dr. Homeira Qaderi, author of DANCING IN THE MOSQUE  (Harper Collins) was in Kabul during the summer of 2021 writing her next book and fighting for gender equality when her country fell to the … [Read more...]

“Sleep Well, My Lady” – Amazon Best of the Year 2021

October 11, 2021 By Marly Rusoff

SLEEP WELL, MY LADY is officially an Amazon Best of the Year 2021, in Mystery, Thriller, Suspense! … [Read more...]

John McMahon’s “A Good Kill” earns Publishers Weekly Starred Review

October 11, 2021 By Marly Rusoff

A hearty Congratulations to John McMahon whose third novel A GOOD KILL earned a Publishers Weekly Starred Review.  See full text of the review here... It is also a June 2021 - Amazon Book of The Month … [Read more...]

Kwei Quartey’s “The Missing American” receives Edgar Awards nomination

October 11, 2021 By Marly Rusoff

Each spring, Mystery Writers of America present the Edgar® Awards, widely acknowledged to be the most prestigious awards in the genre. Congratulations to all the nominees but most especially to our … [Read more...]

“The Missing American” receives NPR review

October 11, 2021 By Marly Rusoff

Emma Djan, a 26-year-old newbie private investigator in Accra, immerses herself in the world of sakawa Internet fraud and finds that it reaches the upper echelons of power in the West African country, … [Read more...]

John McMahon’s “The Evil That Men Do” makes New York Times Book Review List

October 11, 2021 By Marly Rusoff

A hearty Congratulations to John McMahon whose second novel THE EVIL THAT MEN DO has made Marilyn Stasio’s New York Times Book Review list of the Best Crime Novels of 2020!   See full text of the … [Read more...]

Homeira Qaderi’s “Dancing in the Mosque” People Magazine’s Book of the Week

October 11, 2021 By Marly Rusoff

Most recently People Magazine selected Homeira Qaderi's debut memoir DANCING IN THE MOSQUE (Harper Collins) as Book of the Week - December 7, 2020 calling it "A heartrending, indelible tale." See full … [Read more...]

New York Times Book Review honors Arthur Phillips’ “The King at the Edge of the World”

October 11, 2021 By Marly Rusoff

Congratulations to Arthur Phillips whose mesmerizing novel THE KING AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD has been selected by The New York Times Book Review one of The Notable Books of 2020: “Intrigue and … [Read more...]

John Cribb launches new novel “Old Abe” at Hub City Bookstore

October 11, 2021 By Marly Rusoff

John Cribb at his book launch on September 15, 2020 at Hub City Bookstore in Spartanburg, SC, where he signed 200 copies of OLD ABE his new novel on President Lincoln’s last years, called “The best … [Read more...]

Homeira Qaderi’s “Dancing in the Mosque” receives Starred Kirkus Review

October 11, 2021 By Marly Rusoff

Congratulations to Homeira Qaderi whose debut memoir DANCING IN THE MOSQUE (Harper Collins) received a Starred Kirkus Review and was named: "A powerful narrative of a life marked by courage and … [Read more...]

Patti Callahan Henry receives 2020 Harper Lee Award

October 11, 2021 By Marly Rusoff

The Monroeville Literary Festival and the Alabama Writers’ Forum are pleased to announce that Patti Callahan Henry (Mountain Brook, AL) is the recipient of the 2020 Harper Lee Award for Alabama’s … [Read more...]

John McMahon’s “The Good Detective” finalist in Edgar Awards best first novels category

October 11, 2021 By Marly Rusoff

Each spring, Mystery Writers of America present the Edgar® Awards, widely acknowledged to be the most prestigious awards in the genre selects the previous year’s mysteries in multiple categories. We … [Read more...]

John McMahon’s “The Good Detective” makes New York Times list

October 11, 2021 By Marly Rusoff

Congratulations to John McMahon whose debut novel THE GOOD DETECTIVE (Putnam) made the New York Times year end list of the 10 BEST CRIME NOVELS of 2019. With tens of thousands of crime books published … [Read more...]

Soho Teen buys “Mercury Boys” by Chandra Prasad

October 11, 2021 By Marly Rusoff

Daniel Ehrenhaft at Soho Teen has bought Mercury Boys by Chandra Prasad. Pitched as a little bit Heathers, a little bit Miss Peregrine, the YA thriller follows a secret society of girls who discover … [Read more...]

John Clinch’s “Marley” receives multiple accolades

October 11, 2021 By Marly Rusoff

October 14/19: People Magazine - "The  Best New Books" October 13/19: New York Times Book Reviews - "Editor's Pick" September 19/19: Seattle Times - MARLEY one of 10 Books to Watch for Fall … [Read more...]

Tom Roston’s “The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World” receives a Booklist starred review

October 11, 2021 By Marly Rusoff

Booklist Review has given Tom Roston's  THE MOST SPECTACULAR RESTAURANT IN THE WORLD, a 'spectacular' Starred review in its September 2019 issue. … [Read more...]

Meg Waite Clayton’s “The Last Train to London” picked as season’s best new novel

October 11, 2021 By Marly Rusoff

Meg Waite Clayton’s THE LAST TRAIN TO LONDON has been selected (Aug-Sep 2019) as one of the season’s best new novels by several media outlets including the BBC’s list of Ten Best Books of the Fall and … [Read more...]

ABA’s Indie Next List includes Rich Farrell’s “The Falling Woman”

October 11, 2021 By Marly Rusoff

One of our books makes INDIE NEXT PICK of American Booksellers Association. The ABA’s INDIE NEXT LIST of the 10 NEW WRITERS TO WATCH includes Rich Farrell’s brilliant debut novel. THE FALLING WOMAN, … [Read more...]

Indigo selects “Becoming Mrs. Lewis” top summer read

October 11, 2021 By Marly Rusoff

Patti Callahan with Heather Reisman the influential CEO of Indigo, Canadian’s largest book chain, who selected BECOMING MRS LEWIS as a top summer read, calling it ” a remarkable piece of fiction.” … [Read more...]

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News

The news pages contain just a small selection of the good things happening for our writers, in fact you will find here only items that have appeared on our “Snippets and Accolades” feature. For additional information on our books and authors look under individual titles.

Book Group Guides

The guides below are listed, somehow, in the order in which the books were published. For guides listed alphabetically by title see Reader's Guides under the main menu.

THE SUNDAY WIFE by Cassandra King
PRAGUE by Arthur Phillips
SONS OF HEAVEN by Terrence Cheng
AND SHE WAS by Cindy Dyson
STALKING THE DIVINE by Kristin Ohlson
THE KITCHEN BOY by Robert Alexander
THE SONG READER by Lisa Tucker
THE TURTLE WARRIOR by Mary Relindes Ellis
MAKING WAVES by Cassandra King
THE CANTERBURY PAPERS by Judith Healey
BEAUTIFUL INEZ by Bart Schneider
THE EGYPTOLOGIST by Arthur Phillips
ONE FOOT IN EDEN by Ron Rash
SAINTS AT THE RIVER by Ron Rash
THE WASP EATER by William Lychack
EARLY LEAVING by Judy Goldman
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US by Masha Hamilton
THE INTERPRETER by Alice Kaplan
THE SAME SWEET GIRLS by Cassandra King
FREUD'S REQUIEM by Matthew von Unwerth
RASPUTIN'S DAUGHTER by Robert Alexander
THE MADONNAS OF LENINGRAD by Debra Dean
THE SPACE BETWEEN US by Thrity Umrigar
ONCE UPON A DAY by Lisa Tucker
WHY DO THEY ACT THAT WAY by David Walsh
THE JEWEL TRADER OF PEGU by Jeffrey Hantover
THE CURE FOR MODERN LIFE by Lisa Tucker
KEEPING THE HOUSE by Ellen Baker
THE WEDNESDAY SISTERS by Meg Waite Clayton
BREAKFAST WITH BUDDHA by Roland Merullo
CONFESSIONS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT by Laurie Viera Rigler
THE LOST SUMMER OF LOUISA MAY ALCOTT by Kelly O'Connor McNees
WOODSBURNER by John Pipkin
MY NAME IS MARY SUTTER by Robin Oliveira
JERUSALEM MAIDEN by Talia Carner
PROOF OF HEAVEN by Mary Curran Hackett
THE HEALING by Jonathan Odell
ALL THE NUMBERS by Judy Merrill Larsen
THE GIRL IN THE GARDEN by Kamala Nair
MAY THE ROAD RISE UP TO MEET YOU by Peter Troy
AMERICAN GHOST by Janis Owens
DOLLBABY by Laura Lane McNeal
MOONRISE by Cassandra King Conroy
MISTER OWITA GUIDE TO GARDENING by Carol Wall
NO: Why Kids Of All Ages... by David Walsh, Ph. D
RECONSTRUCTING AMELIA by Kimberly McCreight
RETURN TO THE LITTLE COFFEESHOP OF KABUL by Deborah Rodriguez
THE NIGHT OF THE COMET by George Bishop, Jr.
WHERE THEY FOUND HER by Kimberly McCreight
THE TWO FAMILY HOUSE by Lynda Cohen Loigman
THE ATLAS OF FORGOTTEN PLACES by Jenny Williams
DREAMING IN FRENCH by Alice Kaplan
THE BOOKSHOP AT WATER'S END by Patti Callahan Henry
THE RACE FOR PARIS by Meg Waite Clayton
THE OUTLIERS BOOK #1 by Kimberly McCreight
THE SCRIBE OF SIENA by Melodie Rose Winawer
BECOMING MRS. LEWIS by Patti Callahan Henry
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