In this exuberant memoir, Bob Massie recounts how a constricting childhood illness laid the foundation for a life filled with compassion and activism. A moving saga of faith and perseverance, A Song in the Night will inspire everyone who reads it.
More >Christopher Simon Sykes, who collaborated with Eric Clapton on his autobiography, turns his attention to an art world rock star: David Hockney. In volume one, he provides a colorful and intimate portrait of one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, based on access to Hockney’s extensive archives, notebooks, and paintings, as well as interviews with family and friends.
More >“A terrific novel that will take its place in the distinguished pantheon of Southern fiction. Like The Help, that show-stopping work by Kathryn Stockett, The Healing is another Mississippi-born work of art and Odell’s Polly Shine is a character for the ages.”
—Pat Conroy, author of The Prince of Tides and South of Broad
We’re thrilled to share the news that The American Booksellers Association has selected Jonathan Odell’s enchanting and empowering novel The Healing for the March 2012 Indie Next List. Click through to find out more!
More >Banned in China, this controversial and politically charged novel tells the story of the search for an entire month erased from official Chinese history.
More >On sale February 21st, The Healing is the kind of novel readers can’t put down — and can’t wait to recommend once they’ve finished. Watch author Jonathan Odell discuss the real people who inspired the book.
More >“The greatest book about 1950s literary circles since Joyce Johnson’s Minor Characters, Anne Roiphe’s Art and Madness recalls the novelist’s lost years of Paris Review parties and late nights at Elaine’s, years in which she set aside her own ambitions to become a handmaiden of sorts to male artistic genius—at tremendous personal cost.”
—Vogue
Whether you’re searching for a gift for an armchair traveler or a space traveler, we have you covered this holiday season. Renowned authors Margaret Atwood, Pat Conroy, and Peter Ackroyd have books to suit every taste.
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