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Presenter: Golda Rademacher
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October ListNew Directions
November ListLiveright
Libraryreads.org
A Reader’s Book of Days
Tom Nissley
True Tales from the Lives & Works of Writers from Every
Day of the Year
The perfect gift for any book lover!
November 2013
Orfeo: A Novel
Richard Powers
Fiction
“Powers has a way of rendering the world that makes it seem familiar and alien, friendly and frightening.…when the story’s strands knit fully together in the final act, the effect is heartbreaking
and beautiful.”—Starred Booklist
National Book Award Winner for The Echo Maker
January 2014
Our AmericaA Hispanic History of the United States
Felipe Fernández-Armesto
History
“A first-person, opinionated, learned, wide-ranging, and
delightfully written book, this is responsible revisionist
history at its very best and deserves the widest
possible attention.”—Starred Publishers Weekly
January 2014
The Second Machine AgeWork, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies
Erik Brynjolfsson, Andrew McAfee
Business & Economics Will radically alter how we think about issues of technological, societal, and
economic progress.
Brynjolfsson is one of the most cited scholars in information systems
and economics. McAfee is the author of the bestselling book Enterprise 2.0 and
has been namedone of the 50 most influential people
in technology.
January 2014
Plenty of Time When We Get HomeLove and Recovery in the Aftermath of War
Kayla Williams
Memoir
• Author tour: New York, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Columbus, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin• National radio & television interviews• Major review attention & magazine features• Radio satellite tour• Starred Booklist: "This is an important book for returning veterans…as well as their loved ones. And it should be required reading for everyone in health care and government agencies."
February 2014
The UnAmericans
Molly Antopol
Fiction National Book Foundation:
5 Under 35
“Antopol’s stories display that wonderful combination of an original voice with masterfully rendered settings. A rich collection, a great read.”—Abraham
Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone
“A smart, empathetic, well-crafted first collection—Antopol is a writer to
watch.” —Kirkus Reviews
February 2014
Saint MonkeyA Novel
Jacinda Townsend
Fiction
A powerful coming-of-age story in a time of brutal
racism, Saint Monkey marks the arrival of a dynamic new
voice in American fiction.
February 2014
Blood Will OutThe True Story of a Murder, a Mystery, and a Masquerade
Walter Kirn
True Crime
“This stunning book dissects psychopathy, the perverse
manners of the internet generation, art,
money, and the very nature of belief…. It tells us that the abyss is just a step down the stair.”—
James Ellroy
March 2014
Family LifeA Novel
Akhil Sharma
Fiction
“Every page is alive and surprising, proof of [Sharma’s] huge, unique
talent.”—David Sedaris
“Like Jhumpa Lahiri, Sharma writes of the Indian immigrant experience withgreat empathy and a complete lack of
sentimentality. Family Life is a dark and thrilling accomplishment by a wildly
gifted writer.”—Ann Packer
Excerpt in The New Yorker, 6-city author tour
April 2014
The Last Kind Words SaloonA Novel
Larry McMurtry
Fiction McMurtry comes to Liveright with
his first novel in 5 years.
• Major review attention• National Radio & TV interviews
June 2014
The Madwoman in the VolvoMy Year of Raging Hormones
Sandra Tsing Loh
Memoir
Based on Loh’s essay, “The Bitch is Back,” which first appeared in The Atlantic
Funny and moving – think Nora Ephron
May 2014
The Last Days of CaliforniaA Novel
Mary Miller
Fiction
“…well-crafted coming-of-age narrative…Miller has created a narrator worthy of comparison with those of contemporaries
such as Karen Thompson Walker and of greats such as Carson
McCullers.” —Starred Publishers Weekly
January 2014
YA Crossover
Kitty GenoveseThe Murder, the Bystanders, the Crime that Changed America
Kevin Cook
True Crime
The untold truth behind the sensational murder that
cast a shadow over 1960s America.
March 2014
The DirectorA Novel
David Ignatius
Thriller/Espionage
• National radio & TV interviews• Major review attention• 20-city radio satellite tour
In David Ignatius’s gripping new novel, spies don’t bother to steal information...
they change it, permanently and invisibly.
June 2014
Chaplin & CompanyA Novel
Mave Fellowes
Fiction
An enchanting, offbeat debut, reminiscent of The Tower, the Zoo, and the
Tortoise, from an imaginative and surprising
young writer to watch.
June 2014
The Mangle Street MurdersThe Gower Street Detectives: Book 1
M. R. C. Kasasian
Mystery
“Kasasian’s debut is an unflinching look at the darker
side of Victorian London and a portrait of a heroine strong
enough to stand up to a thoroughly disagreeable
detective. Clever plotting, morbid humor and colorful
characters….” —Kirkus Reviews
February 2014
The Hidden ChildA Novel
Camilla Lackberg
Mystery New from the bestselling Swedish mystery writer.
May 2014
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Presenter: Golda Rademacher
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