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Doubleday was founded in 1897. Among their first bestsellers was The Day's Work by Rudyard Kipling. Today, Doubleday publishes an array of commercial fiction, literary fiction and serious nonfiction titles. Read more
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Three Books Coming Not-So-Soon That You Should Still Be Excited About
Don’t have enough on your to-read list? Here’s three books that may show up on it soon.
Read more ›5 Fantastical Fictional Poisonings
Prompted by our recent publication of The Pigeon Pie Mystery, I felt compelled to put together a list of some of the stranger objects fiendish fictional murderers have laced with […]
Read more ›David Rakoff, Acclaimed Doubleday Author, Dies at 47
Over the weekend, many major media outlets reported the passing of Doubleday author David Rakoff at the age of 47. We wanted to share the full statement from Bill Thomas, David’s longtime editor and Doubleday’s Editor-in-Chief.
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Read The Prince for Free & Get an Excerpt of The Malice of Fortune
What fortunes, good and bad, led Machiavelli to write The Prince? For a limited time, download a free e-book of The Prince that includes five chapters from the forthcoming novel, […]
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After You've Finished Steve Jobs, Read Birdseye
American inventors are a unique and a uniquely fascinating species. One of our greatest, Steve Jobs, has been atop the bestseller lists since late last year with an extraordinary authorized biography published shortly after his untimely death. But once you’ve read his story, you may want to know more about the history of American ingenuity. Enter Clarence Birdseye, one of our most original inventors and the pioneer of frozen food. His story is chronicled by Mark Kurlansky (author of Salt and Cod) in the brand-new Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man.
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Some Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce
Acclaimed author Graham Joyce’s mesmerizing new novel centers around the disappearance of a young girl from a small town in the heart of England. Her sudden return twenty years later, and the mind-bending tale of where she’s been, will challenge our very perception of truth.
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The Third Gate by Lincoln Child
Under the direction of famed explorer Porter Stone, an archaeological team is secretly attempting to locate the tomb of an ancient pharaoh who was unlike any other in history. Stone believes he has found the burial chamber of King Narmer, the near mythical god- king who united upper and lower Egypt in 3200 B.C., and the archaeologist has reason to believe that the greatest prize of all—Narmer’s crown—might be buried with him. No crown of an Egyptian king has ever been discovered, and Narmer’s is the elusive “double” crown of the two Egypts, supposedly possessed of awesome powers.
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After You've Finished Defending Jacob, Read The Good Father
Readers across the country have been taken in by the story of a son’s crimes and a father’s love in William Landay’s Defending Jacob. If you loved that novel, there’s […]
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Titanic 100 Years Later: Melissa Danaczko on Editing The Dressmaker
Doubleday editor Melissa Danaczko talks about editing Kate Alcott’s The Dressmaker, and trying to get the manuscript ready in time for the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Click through to watch the video.
Read more ›Grisham Hits It Out of the Park!
A surprising and moving novel of fathers and sons, forgiveness and redemption, set in the world of Major League Baseball…
Whatever happened to Calico Joe?
In the summer of 1973 Joe Castle was the boy wonder of baseball, the greatest rookie anyone had ever seen. The kid from Calico Rock, Arkansas dazzled Cub fans as he hit home run after home run, politely tipping his hat to the crowd as he shattered all rookie records.
Calico Joe quickly became the idol of every baseball fan in America, including Paul Tracey, the young son of a hard-partying and hard-throwing Mets pitcher. On the day that Warren Tracey finally faced Calico Joe, Paul was in the stands, rooting for his idol but also for his Dad. Then Warren threw a fastball that would change their lives forever…
In John Grisham’s new novel the baseball is thrilling, but it’s what happens off the field that makes CALICO JOE a classic.
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