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7.2.09 Lara Zielin's debut novel, Donut Days, received a great review from Kirkus for its "lighthearted yet substantive portrayals of Emma’s struggles with God, family and friendship [that] ring absolutely true."
7.1.09 Author and professor Warren Bennis praised Joanna Barsh's When Women Lead: "What makes this book singular and valuable is its wide lens focus on the personal qualities that lead to exemplary leadership. Don't be taken in by the title: men have as much to learn from this book as women."
6.22.09 Writer Sarah Weinman blogged about her recent devouring of Donald Westlake's (as Richard Stark) Parker series as well as her approval of the recent graphic novel adaptation.
6.19.09 Marc Hershon appeared on CNN's "American Morning" to discuss his and Jonathan Littman's new book, I Hate People.Watch the clip here.
6.17.09 Marc Hershon and Jonathan Littman's I Hate People was favorably reviewed by the Wall Street Journal as a truthful and "bracing antidote to the management bromide that 'there is no 'i' in team.'"
6.15.09 Barnes & Noble gave Donald Westlake's (as Richard Stark) recently reissued Parker novels a favorable character analysis and review, applauding the "profundity" of Stark's meditation on "human desire and attachment at their fantastic extremes."
6.14.09 The Washington Post gave Darwyn Cooke's graphic novel adaptation of Donald Westlake's (as Richard Stark) The Hunter a favorable review, praising it as a "near-perfect match of artist and character."
6.8.09 The Los Angeles Times listed Donald Westlake's Get Real in their list of "60 New Books to Read This Summer."
6.5.09 Bookforum gave Sarah Rainone's Love Will Tear Us Apart a great review, praising her emotional voice and “great comic timing.”
6.4.09 It is with great sorrow that we note the passing of Edith Felber, “one of romance’s most gifted authors” (Publishers Weekly). She succumbed to cancer on June 2. Please see the Word Wenches blog for a wonderful tribute.
5.11.09 Publishers Weekly praised Dorothea Benton Frank's newest novel, Return to Sullivan's Island: "Tight storytelling, winsomely oddball characters and touches of Southern magic make this a winner."
5.7.09Booklist named Tim Davys' Amberville "Best Debut Crime Novel of 2009," describing it as "a hard-boiled detective novel with a very big twist."
5.5.09 MAS Inside Radio discussed Michael Smerconish and praised his talk show and new book, Morning Drive.
4.28.09 Publishers Weekly reviewed Marc Hershon and Jason Littman's new book, I Hate People.
3.31.09 Ryan McGee’s Omaha garnered a great review in Publishers Weekly.
3.23.09 Co-author of Budgeting for Infertility Evelina Weidman Sterling was interviewed on Fox Atlanta's morning show.
3.17.09 U.S. News & World Report cites Budgeting for Infertility as a good resource, and interviews co-author Evelina Weidman Sterling.
3.15.09 Tim Davy's Amberville garnered another good review from The Chicago Sun-Times .
3.12.09 Meg Thompson and Larry Kirshbaum generated some buzz on Galley Cat for their sale of Eric Vohr and Dr. Peter Provonost's The Checklist, to Meghan Stevenson at Hudson Street Press.
3.2.09 Brian Raftery's Don't Stop Believin' was featured in People Magazine's 'Great Reads.'
2.15.09The LA Times praised Tim Davy's Amberville as an audacious part of this year's “crime solving menagerie.”
2.1.09 Tim Davys’s Amberville received a starred review in Booklist.
1.27.09 Brian Raftery wrote about karaoke rage for Slate.
1.14.09 Lisa Sharkey's book Dreaming Green was featured on Good Morning America.
1.1.09 Kirkus Reviews praised Amberville: “An appealingly unique world, cut from some interesting cloth.”