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Long Lost Debuts at #1 on The New York Times Bestseller List
Long Lost by Harlan Coben debuted at #1 on The New York Times hardcover fiction list for the week of April 19th. Coben’s latest book from Dutton was published in conjunction with a major national publicity campaign and hugely successful events. Coben appeared on the “Today” show, “Glenn Beck Radio,” and “Hannity TV” live on March 31st. In addition, a profile of him ran in the New Jersey section of The New York Times this past Sunday, April 5th. Still to come, Coben will appear on “Glenn Beck TV” and NPR’s “All things Considered.”
His first event in New York was at Barnes & Noble Lincoln Center, where over 200 people attended, and over 130 copies of the book were sold. At his second event, at Borders in Sacramento where Long Lost is a “book of the month” club pick, Coben greeted a standing-room-only crowd. He then embarked on a 5-city tour with Australian song writer Missy Higgins. In tandem, Coben and Higgins both speak, Higgins sings, and they talk about the creative process of writing books and songs. All the events so far have been huge successes.
View the video trailer for Long Lost here.
Miles from Nowhere by Nami Mun is Shortlisted for the Orange Prize
Miles from Nowhere by Nami Mun has been Shortlisted for the 2009 Orange Prize for New Writers. The Orange Prize was launched in 2005 in partnership with Arts Council England, who has committed £10,000 per year for bursary awards for the winners of the Orange Award for New Writers. By offering a bursary to a novelist or short story writer for her first publication, the Arts Council is able to support the professional development of a writer at a crucial stage in her career.
The prize will be announced at the Orange Awards Ceremony on June 3rd.
Check out the Miles from Nowhere reading group guide for discussion questions and a Q&A with author Nami Mun.
The Wordy Shipmates is a 2009 Indies Choice Winner
Sarah Vowell’s The Wordy Shipmates (Riverhead) has won the 2009 Indies Choice Award for Best Conversation Starter. The inaugural Indies Choice Book Awards, reflecting the spirit of independent bookstores and the IndieBound movement, were selected from titles appearing on the 2008 Indie Next List Great Reads and Book Sense Picks and voted on by owners and staff at all ABA member bookstores.
Sarah, along with the other winners in the seven categories, will be honored at an awards ceremony at ABA's Celebration of Bookselling Luncheon at BookExpo America 2009 in New York City.
Read an interview and listen to a podcast with Sarah Vowell.
Roc Author Jim Butcher Has Magically Successful Midnight Event
This past Monday night, hundreds of fans joined New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jim Butcher for his midnight event at the Borders in Oak Brook, Illinois. The special midnight event kicked-off Jim Butcher’s tour for Turn Coat, the newest installment of his bestselling Dresden Files series.
Along with a reading and Q&A discussion, the evening included a costume contest for fans, encouraging them to dress up as their favorite Dresden Files character. With 360 fans in attendance, some stood in line until two o’clock in the morning to have their copies of Turn Coat and backlist titles signed.
There were almost 350 copies of Turn Coat sold, and over a hundred of Jim Butcher’s backlist titles sold at the event. You can read more about Turn Coat, the mind of Jim Butcher, and his dedicated fans, in this article from The Daily Beast.
Might As Well Laugh About It Now by Marie Osmond Lands on The New York Times Bestseller List in its First Week On Sale
Beloved entertainer Marie Osmond grabbed the #16 spot on the New York Times hardcover nonfiction bestseller list with the release of her memoir Might As Well Laugh About It Now (New American Library). In the book, she shares her thoughts on the many milestones and missteps—both public and personal—that have made up her life. Marie has already appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," and upcoming national television highlights include “Good Morning America,” "The Early Show," “Larry King Live,” “The Glenn Beck Show” and more. Stories are also planned in People magazine and Ladies Home Journal. Next week Marie, embarks on a tour with events scheduled in New York, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City and Las Vegas. Don’t miss Marie when she visits the Smith Haven Mall’s Barnes & Noble in Long Island on Monday, April 13th at 7:30pm!
A Flurry of Media for Countess LuAnn de Lesseps’ Class with the Countess
Gotham author and Bravo television star of “The Real Housewives of New York City”, Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, has been making headline news with her new book, Class With The Countess (on sale 4/16), and recent separation from her Count. People magazine, on stands today, has a feature on the Countess, her book and “what happened” with her marriage.
The Countess and her book are getting praise throughout the entertainment industry. Whoopi Goldberg says, “Forget what you think you know from television: This lady walks the walk and talks the talk. She’s a real doll, comfortable in her own skin and real; and if you’re thinking about buying this book, it’s one you will keep for yourself and send to friends who?like you?didn’t know they needed it.”
Other great media highlights for Class with the Countess include:
“Entertainment Tonight,” Fox's “Mike & Juliet,” Associated Press TV, Associated Press, Sirius XM Radio “Cosmolicious” on Cosmo Radio, Sirius XM Radio “The Judith Regan Show,” NBC “Extra!,” OK! magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Life & Style, In Touch, The New York Times Style Section, Complete Woman, WMagazine.com, "The Joan Hamburg Show,” New York Post, and much more.
And tune into “The Real Housewives of New York City” next Tuesday, April 14, at 10PM where the book’s publication is discussed with a guest appearance by Gotham Publisher, Bill Shinker.
Read a first-chapter excerpt from the book here.
The Women by T.C. Boyle is Most Reviewed for the First Quarter of 2009
Publishers Lunch released their list of the most reviewed books and imprints for the first quarter of 2009 and T.C. Boyle’s The Women (Viking) is tied at #1 for the most reviewed title. Also appearing on the list, in a three-way tie at #9, was The Piano Teacher by Janice Y. K. Lee (Viking). In the most reviewed imprints: Viking, The Penguin Press and Riverhead all made the list of the top imprints in the industry to get reviewed.
Publishers Lunch monitors full-length book reviews running in the nation's largest circulation newspapers.
Watch T.C. Boyle in an interview with his longtime editor, Paul Slovak.
The author of the successful The Pocket Stylist follows up with a book that addresses the specific fashion needs of the over–forty crowd. Click here to view our feature, read an excerpt and view classic styles from Style Evolution.
In this week’s Penguin Podcast, bestselling author and Vanity Fair special correspondent Bryan Burrough discusses his book, The Big Rich, which chronicles the rise and fall of one of the great economic and political powerhouses of the twentieth century—Texas oil.
Next week, Mehmet Murat Somer will discuss The Kiss Murder, the first book in his Turkish Delight mystery series, whose star sleuth is an ultra-glamorous transvestite.
This week on the Penguin Blog…
Blue Diablo author Ann Aguirre ecounts her path from childhood lover of books to successful fantasy writer.
And Hella Nation author Evan Wright describes some of his personal encounters with "the lost tribes of America" he documents in his book.
The New York Times Bestseller Highlights for the Week of April 19th
Eight new debuts on The New York Times bestseller list for the week of April 19th: Long Lost by Harlan Coben (Dutton) is #1 on the hardcover fiction list; Might As Well Laugh about it Now by Marie Osmond, with Marcia Wilkie (New American Library) is #16 on the hardcover fiction list; on the trade paperback fiction list, City of Thieves by David Benioff (Plume) is #4, while Nauti Intentions by Lora Leigh (Berkley Sensation) is #9. On the mass market fiction list, From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris (Ace) is #1; Tribute by Nora Roberts (Jove) is #4; and Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews (Ace) is #16. And finally, Healing and Preventing Autism by Jenny McCarthy and Jerry Kartzinel (Dutton) is #7 on the hardcover advice, how-to, and miscellaneous list.
Here are more New York Times bestseller highlights:
Corsair by Clive Cussler (Putnam) is #6 in its fourth week; Pursuit by Karen Robards (Putnam) is #14 in its second week; and The Help by Kathryn Stockett returns (Putnam/ Amy Einhorn Books) to the list, at #15 in its third week.
On the trade paperback fiction list, A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead) is #12 in its ninteenth week; The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz (Riverhead) is #13 in its 31st week; People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks (Penguin) is #14 in its fourteenth week; and The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs (Berkley) is #19 in its 54th week.
On the mass market fiction list, Hold Tight by Harlan Coben (Signet) is #11 in its fifth week.
On the paperback nonfiction list, Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Penguin) holds the #1 slot in its 114th week; Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin) is #4 in its 115th week; The Soloist by Steve Lopez (Berkley) is #12 in its fourth week; and The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan (Penguin) is #17 in its 81st week.
In the young readers sector, on the children's picture books list, Listen to the Wind by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth (Dial) is #1 in its eleventh week; The Very Hungry Caterpillar written and illustrated by Eric Carle (Philomel) is #3 in its third week; and Ladybug Girl and Bumblebee Boy by David Soman and Jacky Davis (Dial) is #6 in its fifth week. On the children's chapter books list, Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (Razorbill) is #4 in its 24th week and Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson (Viking) is #7 in its third week. On the children's paperback books list, Three Cups of Tea: Young Readers Edition by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Puffin) is #4 in its eleventh week.
Fifty is the New Fifty by Suzanne Braun Levine (Viking, on sale now)
In the inspiring new book, Fifty is the New Fifty: Ten Life Lessons for Women in Second Adulthood, Suzanne Braun Levine follows her groundbreaking Inventing the Rest of Our Lives, with a collection of fresh insights, research, and practical advice on the challenges and unexpected rewards for women in their fifties and beyond. Rich with anecdotes from the front lines of self-reinvention, Fifty is the New Fifty captures the voices of women who are confronting change, renegotiating their relationships, and discovering who they are, now that they are finally grown up. Drawing on the collective wisdom gleaned from communities of women, shaped by Suzanne Braun Levine’s own experience and empathetic voice, Fifty is the New Fifty is about wisdom, survival, joy, and camaraderie. It’s informative, makes for great storytelling, and a must-have for every woman as she heads into the next act—Second Adulthood—or is already in it.
Read Suzanne Braun Levine’s recent blog posts on the Penguin Blog.
Mojo Mom by Amy Tiemann (Gotham, on sale now)
“Mojo” is the feeling you get when you’re at the top of your game, juggling the kids, life, and your own needs—even if it’s just for one glorious afternoon,” says Amy Tiemann, author of Mojo Mom (Gotham, on sale now). Becoming a mom creates a huge identity shift for many women, especially those who have left behind a career, friends and a paycheck. She knows new-motherhood uncertainty first-hand and helps thousands of women regain their creative surge that brings their sense of self and their dreams back into focus. Centered around three essential steps—self-care, creativity and leadership— Mojo Mom helps women find the time and space to continue developing their own identity and learn to reclaim the all-important Mommy Mojo.
Media highlights for Mojo Mom include: Redbook (May), The Parents’ Journal with Bobby Connor, Beliefnet.com, and a national radio campaign to 25 stations. In addition, Amy is a national spokesperson for this year’s Take Your Daughters & Sons to Work Day (Thursday, April 23).
Read the introduction to Mojo Mom and author Amy Tiemann’s recent posts on the Penguin Blog.
