Speaking of Writers

In America’s collective consciousness, Pat Nixon has long been perceived as enigmatic. She was voted “Most Admired Woman in the World” in 1972 and made Gallup Poll’s top ten list of most admired women fourteen times. She survived the turmoil of the Watergate scandal with her popularity and dignity intact. And yet, the media often portrayed Mrs. Nixon as elusive and mysterious. The real Pat Nixon,...

From Will Dean, acclaimed author of the “breathless” (New York Times) The Last One, which also went viral as Marc Sebastian’s book club pick aboard the 9-month world cruise, comes his next nightmarish read: THE CHAMBER (Atria/Emily Bestler Books). And Then There Were None meets The Last Breath in this tense and claustrophobic locked-room thriller following a team of divers working to make repairs...

  How America Works…and Why It Doesn’t: A Brief Guide to the US Political System by William Cooper. Cooper validates something we’ve all been feeling lately: that twenty-first-century America isn’t working the way it’s supposed to. He sets out to provide a non-partisan assessment of the ongoing challenges faced by American democracy, explaining key aspects of US political history to give the backg...

The tragic and inspiring story of the leaders of Outlaw country and their influence on today’s Alt-County and Americana superstars, tracing a path from Waylon Jennings’ survival on the Day the Music Died through to the Highwaymen and on to the current creative and commercial explosion of Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Zach Bryan, Jason Isbell, and the Highwomen. About the Author Brian Fairbanks ...

For decades, Penn State football stood for greatness, on the field and off. Under legendary Coach Joe Paterno, the program was known for doing things the right way – or, as Paterno dubbed it, “success with honor.” But on Saturday, November 5, 2011, everything the team stood for came crashing down. The horrific crimes of former assistant Jerry Sandusky are now well known, but what’s often overlooke...

AN EYE FOR AN EYE (HarperCollins) is the penultimate in the William Warwick series, a remarkable character study of two men—William Warwick and Miles Faulkner—and a modern take on the Holmes/Moriarity dynamic. Warwick is now a Chief Superintendent at Scotland Yard, now head of the Royalty and Diplomatic Protection Unit, and Miles Faulkner is behind bars. In this dance of morality between these two...

Preston & Child continue their #1 bestselling series featuring FBI Special Agent Pendergast and Constance Greene, as they take a final stand against New York’s deadliest serial killer: Pendergast’s own ancestor…and Constance’s greatest enemy. About the Author The thrillers of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child “stand head and shoulders above their rivals” (Publishers Weekly). Preston and Child’...

On procedurals like Law & Order SVU, viewers often note that the plots are ripped from the headlines. It’s tempting to think that news and TV dramas give us an understanding of the reality of investigating serious crimes. In fact, few know what it’s like to investigate these harrowing cases. Detective Kim Mager, a 30-year veteran of the Ashland City Police in Ohio, knows firsthand what it’s li...

It’s been ten years since the conclusion of the Magicians trilogy and over fifty years since the last major reimagining of King Arthur. Now, one of our most acclaimed literary fantasy writers is taking up the sword, and he’s written a tale that makes Arthur urgent, exciting, and timely again. His story has been told and retold for more than 1,400 years, always becoming a mirror for the world it’s...

In OUT OF THE DARKNESS: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers (Mariner Books), four-time New York Times bestselling author Ian O’Connor delivers the first definitive biography of the NFL’s most captivating and polarizing figure, Aaron Rodgers. From his controversial stances and spiritual awakenings to personal struggles and professional triumphs, Rodgers' story is as compelling as it is complex. Drawing on...

"John Wesley O'Toole, a disbarred former attorney, continues to struggle to build a new life as an art dealer after his release from prison. In this, the third book in the series, O'Toole has made the decision to ask his girlfriend Jenna to marry him, hoping to return both of their mixed-up lives to some sense of normalcy. They find themselves in Madrid, Spain, where O'Toole is attending an art ex...

With over half a million copies sold worldwide, Janice Hallett , bestselling author of the “ingenious jigsaw puzzle” ( The New York Times ) The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels , returns with THE EXAMINER: A Novel (Atria) . This new novel, told in her signature original and innovative style of emails, text messages, and essays, follows a group of students in an art master’s program that goes...

Chloe Murphy is a single mother to 9-month-old Colton Murphy. He is her entire world and she would do anything to protect him. After a traumatizing time in her life and the passing of her parents, she moves half way across the country to live with her best friend, Summer Jones. Summer introduces Chloe to her world, which includes the eye candy NHL star Reed Collins. Chloe finds love when she least...

Have you always wanted to hike the backcountry, but didn't know how to start? Or maybe you didn't know what to bring--or found the wilderness downright scary? With this guide you can cast your fears aside and let author Doug Cline prepare you for an enjoyable experience in the wilderness. Educate yourself on which necessities to carry, what to do in an emergency, and how to get the most out of all...

Johnny, is saved by a mysterious stranger. Years later, Johnny stumbles upon Hero living on the streets and wallowing in self-pity. He invites the superhero into his office, where she tells him her life story, which is filled with abuse, poverty, and anxiety. While telling her life story, she reveals to him her real identity, the identity of her friends and family, and her weaknesses. At the end o...

The Adventures of Sheila and Gaston the Cat  is a true story about the travels of the Tracey family and Gaston, their cat. They travel to and explore Mexico, Canada, France, and Germany from 1966 to 1967, which takes eighteen months. Both parents are artists and teachers, and the children are also artists. Their mother, Francoise M. Tanguy, is the favorite niece of her uncle, Yves Tanguy, famous F...

A mysterious cargo plane, flanked by a squadron of Russia’s most lethal fighters, has just taken off from a remote airbase. Closely monitored by the United States, no one inside the Pentagon has any idea where it’s going or what it’s carrying. A high-level Russian defector, a walking vault of secrets that could shatter the West, seeks asylum in Norway. Across the continent, in the heart of Paris,...

Waite “Schoolboy” Hoyt’s improbable baseball journey began when the 1915 New York Giants signed him as a high school junior, for no pay and a five dollar bonus. After nearly having both his hands amputated and cavorting with men twice his age in the hardscrabble Minor Leagues, he somehow ended up the best pitcher for the New York Yankees in the 1920s. Based on a trove of Hoyt’s writings and interv...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson is out with her first stand-alone mystery in many years! The life-longAgatha Christie aficionado, who has delighted countless critics and fans with her Truly Devious series featuring teen sleuth Stevie Bell, now offers DEATH AT MORNING HOUSE. Johnson’s latest features Marlowe Wexler, a queer teen who unlike Stevie, is no detective. Heartbroken a...

Kristy Ventura is a teenage girl with the deepest of emotional and psychological problems. From family drama (her mother left her at a young age, and she blames her dad) to constantly starting fights with people, Kristy has a hard time keeping herself in check and out of trouble, and as a result, she lost what she considered her best partner, Violet Wayne. One day, Kristy tries to make up with Vio...

Scores of biographies have been written about Winston Churchill, yet none examine his frequent, sometimes furtive, trips to the White House, where he resided for weeks on end—the (often unclothed) visitor who “dropped out of the sky.” Drawing on years of research, Robert Schmuhl not only contextualizes the days Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Dwight D. Eisenhower spent together, but also viv...

In sports, not all the long shots who succeed are athletes. In 1984, Tom Hammond, a forty-year-old sportscaster who had primarily worked in Kentucky and the Southeast, got an unlikely opportunity to appear on the NBC Sports telecast of the inaugural Breeders' Cup. Assigned to report from the stall area on what was supposed to be a single broadcast, Hammond performed so well that an NBC executi...

In LONG HAUL: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers (Mariner Books), veteran FBI special agent, NBC News National Security Contributor, and bestselling author Frank Figliuzzi takes us inside his year-long quest to understand the mysterious subcultures of long-haul truckers, sex trafficked victims, and the crime analysts trying to stop the killing. “Part cowboy, part fighter pilot, and part hermit, lo...

In TOM CLANCY SHADOW STATE, Jack Ryan, Jr. finds himself on the run after confronting a Chinese spy ring operating within the American technology supply chain. The vibrant economy of the new Vietnam is a shiny lure for Western capital. Not wanting to be left behind, Hendley Associates sends Jack to acquire a rare earth mining company operating in the Vietnamese highlands. However, the Chinese are...

THE HATERS , by bestselling author Robyn Harding, tells the story of high school guidance counselor and newly published author Camryn Lane. After years of struggle and rejection, her first novel is published. Her editor is happy, her friends thrilled, and her teenage daughter proud. All is right with the world; Camryn is living her dream. Until she receives a disturbing online message from an unkn...