Speaking of Writers

Female-driven historical novels are having their moment in popular culture, though these books have long been darlings of the media and shelf staples for legions of dedicated readers. This summer, William Morrow proud to publish a sophisticated, sumptuous new entry in buzz-worthy fiction: THE GODMOTHERS by Camille Aubray (William Morrow) On the heels of her hardcover debut, Cooking for Picasso (20...

ABOUT THE BOOK: Set against a backdrop of 1950s Cape Cod, New York City, and Mexico, Herrera’s poignant memoir is the perfect summer read. Herrera is a critically acclaimed biographer, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and now turns her biographer’s eye to her own family. UPPER BOHEMIA peels back the layers of a seemingly idyllic, artistic childhood i...

For the past twenty years, Liv and Eliot Goldenhorn have run In Love in New York, Brooklyn’s beloved wedding-planning business. When Eliot dies unexpectedly, he even more unexpectedly leaves half of the business to his younger, blonder girlfriend, Savannah. Liv and Savannah are not a match made in heaven, to say the least. But what starts as a personal and professional nightmare transforms into so...

From the best-selling author of  One Minute to Midnight:  a riveting account of the crucial days, hours, and moments when the Watergate conspiracy consumed, and ultimately toppled, a president. In January 1973, Richard Nixon had just been inaugurated after winning re-election in a historic landslide. He enjoyed an almost 70 percent approval rating. But by April 1973, his presidency had f...

About BLUSH: BLUSH places us in the lush vineyards of the Hollander Estates winery, which has existed as the North Fork of Long Island's premier destination for lavish parties and romantic day trips for decades. Now the Hollander family fortunes have suffered, and as matriarch Vivian Hollander prepares for the arrival of her daughter and granddaughter for their annual summer reunion, she fears it...

As the strength and conditioning coach for the Yankees for parts of three decades, Jeff Mangold was firmly embedded in building the dynasty of the 1990s and 2000s. Mangold had a front-row seat to the daily drama of Steinbrenner's revolving door of managers—Yogi Berra, Billy Martin, and Lou Piniella—during his first stint with the team in the 1980s. Then, when he returned to the Yankees in 1998, he...

THE DAMAGE from lawyer turned novelist Caitlin Wahrer is an edgy, propulsive read about a small-town family pushed to the brink questions what we will do in the name of love and blood. Tony has always looked out for his younger brother, Nick. So when he’s called to the hospital bed where Nick is lying battered and bruised after a violent sexual assault, his protective instincts flare, and a white-...

Dressed in pajamas covered with stars, the little girl’s body is perfectly still, her arms folded neatly over her chest. The wildflowers decorating her hair scatter across the grass in the sharp breeze. Her lips are parted slightly, as if to whisper goodnight for the very last time… When twelve-year-old Holly Mitchell’s fragile little body is found on the steps of a mountainside church in the smal...

As back-to-back #1 draft picks for the New York Yankees, Ron Blomberg and Thurman Munson made for an odd couple. One was a good-looking, gregarious kid from Atlanta, who cheerfully talked anyone's ear off at the slightest provocation; the other was a dumpy, grumpy dude from the Midwest rust belt who was about as fond of making idle chit-chat as he was of shaving. Despite the surface differences, t...

In If These Walls Could Talk: New York Mets: Stories from the New York Mets Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box (Triumph Books, April 27, 2021), veteran New York Post beat writer Mike Puma combines his love for the sport with decades of experience covering the team to explore the full spectrum of Mets baseball. Puma utilizes his insider access and dogged reporting prowess to produce never-before-pu...

Jess McHugh explores the true history of thirteen of America’s most popular books, chronologically tracing their origins and influence as no one has before, in her engrossing debut book AMERICANON: An Unexpected U.S. History in Thirteen Bestselling Books (Dutton). These didactic texts—our simple dictionaries, spellers, almanacs, and how-to manuals—are unexamined touchstones for American cultures a...

The concept of patriotism has fallen on hard times. What was once a value that united Americans has become so politicized by both the left and the right that it threatens to rip apart the social fabric. On the right, patriotism has become synonymous with nationalism and an “us versus them” worldview, while on the left it is seen as an impediment to acknowledging important ethnic, religious, or rac...

In his new book, The Compleat Victory: Saratoga and the American Revolution (Oxford University Press – February 2021), Kevin J. Weddle—professor of Military Theory and Strategy at the U.S. Army War College—offers the most authoritative history of the Battle of Saratoga to date, explaining with verve and clarity why events unfolded the way they did. Kevin J. Weddle is Professor of Military Theory a...

Kompromat , the Russian term for compromising material, has become an almost unimaginably powerful weapon during the Trump era, and its impact will last far into the future. AMERICAN KOMPROMAT is based on extended and exclusive interviews with high-level sources in the KGB, CIA and FBI, as well as lawyers at white-shoe Washington firms, associates of Jeffrey Epstein, and thousands of pages of FBI...

About the Book: Sera loves true crime podcasts. They make her feel empowered in a world where women just like her disappear daily. She's sure they are preparing her for something. So when Rachel, her favorite podcast host, goes missing, Sera knows it's time to act. Rachel has always taught her to trust her instincts. Sera follows the clues hidden in the episodes to an isolated ranch outside Rachel...

Over a century after Coco and Antoinette Chanel opened their first hat shop in Paris, Chanel is without a doubt still the most iconic fashion brand in the world. Award winning author Judithe Little has crafted a stunning historical novel that traces the struggle of the sisters as they rise from orphan hood and poverty, always knowing they were destined for something more. THE CHANEL SISTERS is tol...

David A. Andelman, longtime columnist for CNN and veteran correspondent for The New York Times and CBS News, astutely combines history and global politics in his new book, A Red Line in the Sand: Diplomacy, Strategy, and the History of Wars That Might Still Happen in an effort to examine the present and draw lessons for the future through the prism of the past. A Red Line in the Sand is the story...

Brian Wheat is far from your typical rock star. As bassist for the multi-platinum band, Tesla, he’s enjoyed the spoils of success and lived the sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle to the hilt. But it came at a cost, one that took years to repair. In this deeply honest and utterly revealing memoir, Wheat sheds light on the many challenges he faces, including bulimia, weight issues, and the crip...

Heather Chavez thought to herself “would I get out if I was alone?” as she was sitting in the car at her kid’s school when something happened that gave her pause. Should she get out and help, possibly putting herself and her child in danger—or stay safe in the car? That became the inspiration for her debut novel, No Bad Deed . Meet Cassie Larkin. She’s a mother, a wife, and a veterinarian—and her...

Mussolini's War: Fascist Italy from Triumph to Collapse: 1935-1943 is a remarkable new history from John Gooch, evoking the centrality of Italy to World War II. Outlining the brief rise and triumph of the Fascists, followed by the disastrous fall of the Italian military campaign. While staying closely aligned with Hitler, Mussolini remained carefully neutral until the summer of 1940. At that momen...

ABOUT THE BOOK: A man wanted by two governments, Peter Ash has found a simple, low-profile life in Milwaukee, living with his girlfriend June and renovating old buildings with his friend Lewis. Staying out of trouble is the key to preserving this fragile peace . . . but when Peter spots a suspicious armed man walking into a crowded market, he knows he can't stand by and do nothing. Peter does inte...

About OUR ITALIAN SUMMER Workaholic and single mother Francesca Ferrari is one step away from a nervous breakdown when her studious, straight-laced, 17-year-old daughter Allegra is caught with illicit drugs. Allegra is sick of being ignored by her uptight mother whose one true love is her work. And Francesca’s mother, Sophia, knows that they’re all in trouble. Sophia is concerned that her family i...

About THE PROPHETS: Isaiah was Samuel’s and Samuel was Isaiah’s. That was the way it was since the beginning, and the way it was to be until the end. In the barn they tended to the animals, but also to each other, transforming the hollowed-out shed into a place of human refuge, a source of intimacy and hope in a world ruled by vicious masters. But when an older man—a fellow slave—seeks to gain fav...

In AMERICAN TRAITOR Brad Taylor reveals it’s not really Hong Kong that is the end game for China—it’s Taiwan.  While the United States and the rest of the world would not tolerate an outright Chinese invasion of Taiwan, what if Taiwan were to attack China first?  What if Taiwan could be tricked through manipulation of A.I. into believing that China was mounting a full-scale invasion, and...

Lie, Lie Again  (Lake Union, paperback) by  Stacy Wise  “starts with a bang—a body at the bottom of a staircase,” says bestselling author BFFs Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke. Combining the dramedy of the Netflix hit,  Dead to Me  with the scheming of the classic  Melrose Place ,  Lie, Lie Again  is a darkly funny, fast-paced suburban drama by award-winning nove...