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Nan A. Talese was established in 1990 and has built a distinguished list of fiction and nonfiction writers, including Margaret Atwood and Ian McEwan. It is distinguished both by new authors of fiction and nonfiction, as well as the authors Mrs. Talese has published for many years. Among its writers are Margaret Atwood, Pat Conroy, Jennifer Egan, and Ian McEwan. Read more
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The Richest Woman in America by Janet Wallach
No woman in the Gilded Age made as much money as Hetty Green. At the time of her death in 1916, she was worth at least 100 million dollars, equal to more than 2 billion dollars today. A strong believer in women being financially independent, she offered valuable lessons for the present times.
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Starred, Boxed PW Review for Saul Steinberg: A Biography
“Bair’s long and amply researched biography unfolds in a graceful prose that’s stocked with absurdist scenes and colorful characters … Her breezy writing works subtly and slyly to unearth psychological depths beneath that amusing surface of the Steinbergian picaresque.”
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The Investigation by Philippe Claudel
A wild, Kafka-esque romp through a dystopian landscape, probing the darkly comic nature of the human condition, The Investigation is “amusing and affecting … sharp and funny.” (Bookslut.com)
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Snow-Storm in August by Jefferson Morley
A gripping narrative history of the explosive events that drew together Francis Scott Key, Andrew Jackson, and an 18-year-old slave on trial for attempted murder, Snow-Storm in August, says David Maraniss, “is the sort of book I most love to read: history so fresh it feels alive, yet introducing me to a time and place that I had little known or utterly misunderstood.”
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The Paris Directive by Gerald Jay
For the travel-hungry suspense reader whose wish list says “France,” but whose wallet says “stay-cation,” this tantalizing and skillfully written thriller is just the ticket.
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Video: Marilyn Monroe's Photographer Speaks Out
Lawrence Schiller, one of the last four photographers alive to have photographed Marilyn Monroe, opens up to Crane.tv about shooting the legendary actress.
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Marilyn & Me by Lawrence Schiller
An intimate memoir recalling a young photographer’s relationship with Marilyn Monroe just months before her death, with extraordinary photographs, some of which have never been published.
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A Song in the Night by Bob Massie
In this exuberant memoir, Bob Massie recounts how a constricting childhood illness laid the foundation for a life filled with compassion and activism. A moving saga of faith and perseverance, A Song in the Night will inspire everyone who reads it.
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David Hockney, A Stunning New Biography
Christopher Simon Sykes, who collaborated with Eric Clapton on his autobiography, turns his attention to an art world rock star: David Hockney. In volume one, he provides a colorful and intimate portrait of one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, based on access to Hockney’s extensive archives, notebooks, and paintings, as well as interviews with family and friends.
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Walter Scott Prize Shortlist Includes Barry Unsworth
Barry Unsworth’s The Quality of Mercy has been shortlisted for the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction, the largest annual UK prize to be judged outside London, which honors the legacy and achievements of Sir Walter Scott, founder of the historical novel.
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