Spring 2010 News
Joshua Ferris is featured in The New Yorker‘s 20 Under 40 issue, highlighting important fiction writers under the age of 40. Read his story The Pilot in the June 14th/21st issue of the magazine.
Kevin Wilson’s story Housewarming will appear in the 2010 edition of New Stories from the South, edited by Amy Hempel. Read the review in Publisher’s Weekly, and look for the collection on sale August 17th from Algonquin Books.
Listen to an interview with Helen Simonson on The Diane Rehm Show that aired on National Public Radio. Helen’s novel Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand has gone back to print five times, and was an instant bestseller on lists by The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Los Angeles Times. Major Pettigrew is also the top Indie Next Pick for March, a Barnes & Noble Discover pick, and has been named one of Amazon.com’s Best Books of the Month.
Read an article by Peter Bognanni on the relationship of books and music at The Huffington Post. Peter’s debut novel The House of Tomorrow is an Indie Next Pick for March, as well as a Barnes & Noble Discover pick and a Borders Original Voices pick. Make sure to watch The House of Tomorrow’s wonderful book trailer on YouTube.
Read a playlist of songs about New Jersey byLauren Grodstein on The New York Times Book Review blog Paper Cuts.
Read Paula McLain’s story “Trust” on Narrative Magazine Online. Paula’s novel The Paris Wife is forthcoming from Ballantine Books in February 2011.