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Meg Waite Clayton’s “The Last Train to London” picked as season’s best new novel
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 a recent New York Post’s list of most anticipated upcoming novels.
ABA’s Indie Next List includes Rich Farrell’s “The Falling Woman”
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, which is scheduled to be released next May by Algonquin Books.
We congratulate Rich on this wonderful and auspicious beginning for a first time novelist. The list is selected from all fiction and nonfiction books being published from January through May 2020, and comes with the invaluable support of the influential independent booksellers of America.
Indigo selects “Becoming Mrs. Lewis” top summer read
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.” Heather invited Patti to Toronto where she was interviewed before a live audience July 17th.. The book has appeared on bestseller lists in both US and Canada.
John Clinch’s “Marley” receives a Kirkus starred review
Kirkus Review has given John Clinch’s MARLEY a Starred review in its August 2019 issue. This is the second title represented by our agency to receive a Starred Kirkus this month.
Tom Roston’s The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World receives a Kirkus starred review
Kirkus Review has given Tom Roston’s THE MOST SPECTACULAR RESTAURANT IN THE WORLD, a ‘spectacular’ Starred review in its August 2019 issue.
Haunting Paris from Mamta Chaudhry presented at Literature Lovers Night Out
Haunting Paris, Mamta Chaudhry’s just published lyrical first novel (Nan A. Talese Books/Knopf) was among the 4 novelists presenting recent works at a “Literature Lovers’ Night Out” program, hosted by Excelsior Bay Books’ lovely impresario Pamela Klinger-Horn. Agent Marly Rusoff and writer Patricia Hampl (The Art of a Wasted Day) were there to celebrate Mamta’s Midwestern debut. The event went national when it made the “Photo of the Day” on Shelf Awareness’s daily newsletter.
Kwei Quartey Begins New Series
Kwei Quartey, bestselling author of the Inspector Darko Dawson series, has begun a new series set in West Africa this one featuring a female detective. The first title is THE MISSING AMERICAN in a series aimed to please readers of “The Ladies Detective Agency” but with a darker edge. Quartey introduces ex-cop Emma Djan who joins a private investigation agency. Her first case seems to be an ordinary missing person challenge but it soon develops into a dangerous and tangled web of crime, the source of which leads her to the highest levels of the government.
The Wartime Sisters Book Launch in NYC
Lynda Cohen Loigman’s book launch for her widely praised and emotionally riveting new novel THE WARTIME SISTERS took place January 22, 2019 in New York City, at Book Culture.
Lynda charmingly answered questions posed by the best-selling author of historical fiction Fiona Davis who is holding her latest novel THE MASTERPIECE.
The Good Detective Receives Booklist Starred Review
THE GOOD DETECTIVE receives a Starred Review from Booklist in their January 2019 issue.
The Art of the Wasted Day Receives AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award
AudioFile Magazine has given Patricia Hampl’s narration of THE ART OF THE WASTED DAY, an Earphones Award in their October/November 2018 issue.