UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER PARTY BOOK Sweeps the Country

Kirkus Loves THE MINDFUL CARNIVORE

MINIWEAPONS Celebrates 100

Jenna McCarthy Appears on Today

McCarthy Releases Book Trailer

Smith Releases Book Trailers

Dr. Fuhrman's EAT TO LIVE hits the New York Times Bestseller list

Stacey Edgar Featured in USA Today

Jason Starr's PANIC ATTACK optioned by David Fincher.

Jason Starr's THE PACK gets great reviews

Dr. Barnard hits the Bestseller List

Dr. Neal Barnard's 21-DAY WEIGHT LOSS KICKSTART hit the New York Times bestseller list.

The Monitor picks GLOBAL GIRLFRIENDS

The Christian Science Monitor picks Stacey Edgar's GLOBAL GIRLFRIENDS as one of its "15 promising titles for early 2011."

GrammarUnderground.com with June Casagrande Debuts

Author and columnist June Casagrande, in conjunction with Pearson Education, has launched Grammar Underground. Writers can check out June's weekly blog, listen to free podcasts, and check out her Snobservations. You can also follow Grammar Underground on Twitter and Facebook.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW LOVES THE EVOLUTION OF BRUNO LITTLEMORE

"THE EVOLUTION OF BRUNO LITTLEMORE is an absolute pleasure... [it] announces that Benjamin Hale is himself fully evolved as a writer, taking on big themes, intent on fitting the world into his work."

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY GIVES THE EVOLUTION OF BRUNO LITTLEMORE AN "A"

"It may take a million monkeys clacking into infinity on a million Remingtons to re-create the works of Shakespeare, but it takes only one literate, hyperintelligent chimpanzee to narrate The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore, a stunning debut novel... Where the novel should be offensive, it is often tender, and where it should be risible, it is genuinely funny."

THE EVOLUTION OF BRUNO LITTLEMORE IS #4 on ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'S "MUST LIST."

THE EVOLUTION OF BRUNO LITTLEMORE is the February selection of THE NEW YORKER magazine's online bookclub.

Workman Publishing wins auction for WHEN PARENTS TEXT, a book based on the internet phenomenon created by Sophia Fraioli and Lauren Kaelin. To be published in Fall of 2011.

Christian Science Monitor Recommends GLOBAL GIRLFRIENDS

In its "What to Read? 15 Promising Titles for Early 2011," the Christian Science Monitor chooses Stacey Edgar's GLOBAL GIRLFRIENDS: How One Mom Made It Her Business to Help Women in Poverty Worldwide (St. Martin's Press, April 2011).

Benjamin Hale selected for Barnes and Noble's Discover Great New Writers Program

AMERICAN SUBVERSIVE named a New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2010

David Goodwillie's AMERICAN SUBVERSIVE has been named a New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2010.

STOP CALLING HIM HONEY Authors Hit the Morning Shows

Maggie Arana appeared on NBC's Today on November 17 as part of a panel on bringing the spark back to a relationship, and then both Arana and Julienne Davis appeared on CBS's The Early Show on November 29 to promote their new book STOP CALLING HIM HONEY... AND START HAVING SEX!

The Bark Chooses DOG WALKS MAN

The editors of The Bark selected John Zeaman's DOG WALKS MAN as one of their Top 5 Books of 2010.

Lauren Conrad debuts on the Bestseller list.

Lauren Conrad's books both debuted on the New York Times Bestseller list in their first week out. The book LAUREN CONRAD STYLE debuted at #2 and the 3rd book in the LA CANDY series, SUGAR AND SPICE put the LA CANDY series at #5 on the Series List.

Dr. Barnard sells in the UK

Dr. Neal Barnard's 21-DAY WEIGHTLOSS KICKSTART (Grand Central, March 2011) will be published by Headline in the UK.

Offbeat Mama interviews authors of LET'S PANIC ABOUT BABIES!

Alice Bradley and Eden Kennedy, authors of LET'S PANIC ABOUT BABIES! interviewed in Offbeat Mama. Read it here.

The CW Orders a Full Season of Hellcats!

Inspired by Kate Torgovnick's CHEER! Inside the Secret World of College Cheerleaders, Hellcats has been picked up for a full season. The drama series airs Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.

Camille DeAngelis' PETTY MAGIC praised by Library Journal

Library Journal says "Part Sara Gruen's Water for Elephants, part Bedknobs and Broomsticks, DeAngelis's second novel uses witchcraft to illuminate a woman whose wrinkles belie the passionate, adventurous girl she still is on the inside. Recommended for fans of magical realism-emphasis on the magic."

Laurie Abkemeier Releases an "Agent Obvious" App

Based on her popular "Agent Obvious Tip of the Day" on her eponymous Twitter feed, DeFiore and Company literary agent Laurie Abkemeier has released a free app for the iPhone/iPod Touch that gives authors, editors, and agents one-touch access to hundreds of tips about the publishing biz. Click here to visit the iTunes store and download the app.

Jen Lancaster on the Today Show

Jen Lancaster was featured on the Today Show.

Advance praise for Camille DeAngelis' PETTY MAGIC

"DeAngelis cleverly conjures up a parallel—and fun!—supernatural world within our own, making Eve a memorable, imperfect heroine." -Kirkus Reviews

"Love, magic, history, witches: it's all here, between the covers of this lovely book. Updike might have written it, if he'd had a better sense of humor." -Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish and Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician

"A charming curiosity shop of a novel, packed to bursting with secret histories and glittering marvels. With Petty Magic, Camille DeAngelis has given us a glimpse into a strange and enchanting world. It's dangerous good fun, and well worth getting lost in." -Jedediah Berry, author of The Manual of Detection

Strong sales for 29

Adena Halpern's 29 goes into second printing after just two weeks on sale.

PostSecret named one of Time Magazine's Best Blogs of 2010

PostSecret has been named one of Time Magazine's Best Blogs of 2010, saying "the endlessly fascinating array of responses makes this blog worth a return visit."

The CW picks up new TV series "Hellcats," based on CHEER!

The CW has picked up a new TV series, "Hellcats," based on Kate Torgovnick's CHEER!: Inside the Secret World of College Cheerleaders (Touchstone). The drama stars Alyson Michalka and Ashley Tisdale and will air on Wednesdays this fall after "America's Next Top Model." Actor Tom Welling ("Smallville") and writer Kevin Murphy have teamed to executive produce.

Geoff Williams appears on CNN

Fredricka Whitfield interviewed Geoff Williams, live on CNN, to talk about LIVING WELL WITH BAD CREDIT. Watch the video here.

DOG WALKS MAN scooped up by UK publisher

John Zeaman's DOG WALKS MAN: A Six-Legged Odyssey (Lyons Press, October 2010) will be published by Octopus Publishing, a division of Hachette UK Limited, in 2011.

Marley climbs the bestsellers list again

John Grogan's fourth picture book, MARLEY AND THE KITTENS continues the series' best-selling tradition as an instant New York Times bestseller. Browse Inside Marley and the Kittens by John Grogan, Illustrated by Richard Cowdrey.

AMERICAN SUBVERSIVE receives great reviews

The New York Times calls David Goodwillie's AMERICAN SUBVERSIVE a "hip and quick-paced literary thriller." The novel is also getting great reviews from NPR, the AP, the Chicago Sun Times, and The Daily Beast, among others.

- New York Times
- Chicago Sun Times
- AP
- NPR
- The Daily Beast

MY FAIR LAZY debuts at #9

Jen Lancaster's MY FAIR LAZY debuted on the New York Times bestseller list at #9.

Starred PW for Laura Brodie

Publishers Weekly raves about Laura Brodie's LOVE IN A TIME OF HOMESCHOOLING (Harper, April 2010). "...full of honest revelations that make it vital for anyone considering homeschooling; happily, her gift for good storytelling and keen observation (of herself and others) make this an absorbing read for everyone else." (starred review)

Get Your Daily Orange Buzz

Amy Spencer, author of MEETING YOUR HALF-ORANGE, now has an iPhone app of her Daily Optimisms. Learn more about it here.

Stars Sign on for CHEER! TV Adaptation

High School Musical's Ashley Tisdale and Phil of the Future's Alyson "Aly" Michalka have signed to star in Hellcats, based on Kate Torgovnick's CHEER! and scheduled to begin shooting in mid-April for The CW.

WaPo Feature's Laura Brodie

Read about Laura Brodie and her memoir, LOVE IN A TIME OF HOMESCHOOLING in the Washington Post, and then check out her blog at Psychology Today: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/love-in-time-homeschooling.

DEFIORE AND COMPANY ANNOUNCES MAJOR COMPANY EXPANSION (3/2010)

Brian DeFiore of DeFiore and Company announced today a major expansion of his agency with the addition of two new agents, Debra Goldstein and Matthew Elblonk. The three, formerly of the agency The Creative Culture, which was founded in 1998 by Ms. Goldstein and Mary Ann Naples (who recently joined the start-up e-commerce site OpenSky) will join current DeFiore and Co. agents Laurie Abkemeier, Kate Garrick and Adam Schear on March 1st. With eight agents and additional support staff, DeFiore and Co. is now a solidly mid-size agency with a broad list of non-fiction and fiction authors for adults and young adults. Clients that they bring to the agency include Lauren Conrad (LA CANDY), SARK (SUCCULENT WILD WOMAN), Stacy Morrison, Lou Paget, MJ Ryan, Frances Cole Jones, Dr. Neal Barnard, and Gesine Bullock-Prado.

THE EVOLUTION OF BRUNO LITTLEMORE Chosen As One Of This Year's BEA "Editor's Buzz" Books

Benjamin Hale's THE EVOLUTION OF BRUNO LITTLEMORE, and its terrific editor Cary Goldstein at Twelve, have been chosen as one of this year's BEA "Editor's Buzz Panel" books. 4:30 pm on Tuesday, May 25 at the Jacob Javitz Center.

Wall Street Journal Reviews FALLING APART IN ONE PIECE

Stacy Morrison's FALLING APART IN ONE PIECE received a great review in the Wall Street Journal. Read it here.

Lisa McLeod in Fortune

Lisa McLeod, author of THE TRIANGLE OF TRUTH (Perigee), will be featured in the March 22 issue of Fortune.

Amy Spencer on CBS

Amy Spencer appeared on CBS's "The Early Show" to promote MEETING YOUR HALF-ORANGE and her optimistic view of dating and finding The One.

The CW Gives The Green Light To CHEER!

The CW has given WBTV and Tom Welling Productions a green light to produce a pilot presentation for a drama series called "Hellcats," based on CHEER: Inside the Secret World of College Cheerleaders by Kate Torgovnick (Touchstone, 2008).

Prank Books Optioned For Television

John Austin's PRANK UNIVERSITY (Three Rivers, 2006) and CUBICLE WARFARE (Collins, 2008) have been optioned to Michael Hirschorn's Ish Entertainment for development as a reality television series.

MARLEY AND THE KITTENS to Children's Book of the Month

John Grogan's fourth picture book, MARLEY AND THE KITTENS (Harper Children's, April 2010) will be a main selection of the Children's Book of the Month Club.

Grogan Essay Featured in Parade

John Grogan's original essay, "Bringing Marley Home," was featured in Parade magazine on January 3.

Half-Orange Is Hot

Harper's Bazaar chooses Amy Spencer's MEETING YOUR HALF-ORANGE for its Must-Read Books list.

MONSTRUMOLOGIST named Pritz Honor Book

Rick Yancey's THE MONSTRUMOLOGIST was one of the four "Printz honor books" named at the American Library Association.

McLeod to appear on GMA

Lisa Earle McLeod will appear on ABC's "Good Morning America" with co-host Sam Champion on January 1 to talk about viewers' resolutions for the New Year and to promote THE TRIANGLE OF TRUTH (Perigee, January 2010).

JASON STARR'S THE PACK to be developed as a TV series.

JASON STARR'S THE PACK sells to Twentieth Century Fox television, to be developed as a TV series, produced by Vertigo Entertainment.

THE EVOLUTION OF BRUNO LITTLEMORE in the UK.

Benjamin Hale's THE EVOLUTION OF BRUNO LITTLEMORE sells to Atlantic Books in the UK.

POSTSECRET is #1

Frank Warren's latest, POSTSECRET: CONFESSIONS ON LIFE, DEATH, AND GOD hits #1 on the NY Times Hardcover Advice list.

CHEER! Heads to the Small Screen

Kate Torgovnick's CHEER!: Inside the Secret World of College Cheerleaders was optioned to Warner Bros Television and Tom Welling Productions for development as a drama series for the CW, with Kevin Murphy ("Desperate Housewives") attached to write. "I read the book, got halfway into it and said, 'We have to do this,' " Murphy told Variety. "It's a group of people that for them, it's all about winning. Any time you have a series about people who want something desperately, it's fodder for a fantastic soap opera." Murphy will exec produce with Welling and A.J. Marcantonio, who heads up Welling's company. Murphy said he imagines the show as a cross between Election, Saved and Heathers.

Foreign sales for THE EVOLUTION OF BRUNO LITTLEMORE

Ben Hale's THE EVOLUTION OF BRUNO LITTLEMORE generated lots of foreign interest at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Sales have been made to Ponte alle Grazie (GeMS) in Italy and Intrinseca (Sextante) in Brazil.

Foreign sales for FOLLOWING ATTICUS

Foreign sales are being made for Tom Ryan's FOLLOWING ATTICUS. It was sold to Piper in Germany, Penguin in the UK, and Sperling in Italy.

POSTSECRET going back for reprint

Frank Warren's POSTSECRET: CONFESSIONS ON LIFE, DEATH, AND GOD is going back for a reprint of 22,500 more copies

Marley's Latest Debut

John Grogan's MARLEY GOES TO SCHOOL debuted at #5 on the New York Times Children's Picture Books Best Sellers List for August 16, 2009. John goes on tour to promote this third children's picture book in September when he will be visiting Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Denver, Boulder, and Seattle.

Another great review for Jason Starr's PANIC ATTACK

In a Publisher's Weekly starred review, PANIC ATTACK is described as "Funny and suspenseful, this novel is Starr delightfully at the top of his game."

PRETTY IN PLAID is well-reviewed

The Onion and People review Jen Lancaster's latest memoir. People calls it "totally fresh" and "a treat for fans and new readers alike."

PRETTY IN PLAID is a wild success!

In just its first week, Jen Lancaster's PRETTY IN PLAID makes its mark on a number of lists: #8 on the New York Times bestseller list, #10 on The Washington Post, #11 on Wall Street Journal, and #15 on Publisher's Weekly.

PRETTY IN PLAID to hit the shelves on May 5, 2009

Jen Lancaster's highly anticipated fourth memoir will debut in hardcover on May 5th. To celebrate the book's release, Jen will be heading on a 17-city book tour. For more information, click here.

Great review for Jason Starr's PANIC ATTACK

Michael Connelly says, "This is the ultimate page turner -- a thriller that brilliantly blends psychological and physical suspense. It's rare that you get either one in a book, but Jason Starr delivers them both in spades."

BITTER IS THE NEW BLACK re-emerges on The Boston Globe's bestseller list.

Jen Lancaster's BITTER IS THE NEW BLACK re-emerged at #10 on The Boston Globe's bestsellers list for the week of April 11-15.

Another Anniversary for MARLEY & ME

MARLEY & ME celebrated 52 consecutive weeks on the New York Times Paperback Nonfiction Best Sellers List on March 22.

MARLEY & ME, the Movie, Enjoys Continued Success

A #1 movie when it opened in the U.S., "Marley & Me" hit the #1 spot at the international box office during the second weekend of March. And the DVD went on sale March 31.

I'M SORRY YOU FEEL THAT WAY receives great reviews

The LA Times and Entertainment Weekly both give rave reviews for Diana Joseph's memoir, I'M SORRY YOU FEEL THAT WAY: The Astonishing But True Story of a Daughter, Sister, Slut, Wife, Mother, and Friend to Man & Dog. The LA Times calls it a memoir with "natural charm" and EW writes that it is "nostalgic, sad, and pee-in-your-pants funny."

Frank Warren ranked #4 on Forbes.com 2009 Web Celeb 25 list

"Got a secret? Write it on a homemade postcard and send it to PostSecret, Frank Warren's ongoing community art project. Since its inception in 2005, the project has collected and displayed upward of 250,000 original pieces of art on its blog. Audiences have fallen for the formula: A 2008 survey by market research firm Youth Trends showed it was the 10th most popular site on the Internet among female college students. Four books of collected confessions have been published to date, most recently, A Lifetime of Secrets. As for Warren, he's hardly been keeping quiet: He's appeared on Today, 20/20, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, Fox News and more."

Starred Booklist review for I'M PERFECT, YOU'RE DOOMED

"Very funny.... Abrahams is a natural writer whose prose flows effortlessly as she easily mixes throwaway humor and painful memories in a compelling narrative."

CHEER! available in trade paperback

Kate Torgovnick's critically acclaimed CHEER!: Inside the Secret World of Cheerleaders is now available in paperback. The Dallas Morning News said CHEER! is "an engaging, voyeuristic narrative that suggests college cheerleaders are as close to real-life superheroes as exist."

David Goodwillie's fiction debut.

AMERICAN SUBVERSIVE is a literary thriller about a journalist-turned-blogger and a young radical whose lives become intertwined in the wake of botched terrorist bombing of a private equity firm in New York, to Paul Whitlatch at Scribner.

MARLEY & ME is a box-office blockbuster!

The major motion picture based on John Grogan's best-selling MARLEY & ME opened on Christmas Day to become the #1 movie in America and hit the $100-million mark after just its second weekend in theaters.

Great early buzz for BEHIND THE YELLOW TAPE

Jarrett Hallcox and Amy Welch's follow-up to BODIES WE'VE BURIED comes out from Berkley Books in January and received a great early review in Publishers Weekly: "With as much suspense as any hour-long TV mystery, this should appeal to fans of CSI, its imitators, and the old-fashioned true-crime books that paved their way."

...and I'M PERFECT YOU'RE DOOMED

Kyria Abrahams' debut book from Touchstone is a memoir about growing up a Jehovah's Witness, and it hits bookstores in March. Kirkus raves, "Undoubtedly the cleverest lapsed Jehovah's Witness yet, Abrahams offers a graphic, mordant, wickedly distaff take on the first two decades of her current life. It's a confessional talking cure, melancholy as well as funny as it chronicles unharmonious family life, a short miserable marriage, foul boyfriends, booze and pervasive naïveté. As oddly engrossing as repeated slow-motion viewings of an accident in an amusement park."

THE LONGEST TRIP HOME debuts at #9 on the New York Times bestseller list.

John Grogan's 2nd memoir continues to receive critical acclaim and debuts at #9 on the New York Times bestseller list. Janet Maslin of the New York Times says John Grogan writes "with deeply felt humanity and pathos" and "has a knack for framing such tales with great charm." Frank McCourt reviews THE LONGEST TRIP HOME for The Philadelphia Inquirer and writes that Grogan's story is, "All energy and love, passion and compassion -- all leavened with a grand sense of humor."

Fox motion pictures acquires the rights to Adena Halpern's THE TEN BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE.

The touching and hilarious story of a hip young woman's surprising afterlife is set to become a major motion picture. Variety announces that attached to the project are actress Amy Adams and director Shawn Levy.

THE LAST GIG by Norm Green received starred Kirkus review.

Norm Green's forthcoming novel received a rave review from Kirkus, who said, "[Alessandra Martillo] fights like a Valkyrie, loves hard, runs scared at times, stands tall when it matters, is sexy, endearing and just about the freshest heroine to enhance genre fiction in forever. Don't miss her."

THE MAX nominated for an Anthony.

Jason Starr and Ken Bruen's THE MAX was nominated for the mystery world's prestigious Anthony Award at Bouchercon 2008.

THE LONGEST TRIP HOME is published on October 21 to critical acclaim.

John Grogan's new memoir received a starred Publishers Weekly review, a glowing Booklist, a four-star People review, and a photo-feature in USA Today. People raves, "[Grogan] proves he doesn't need a four-legged subject to write a winning book." And the Rocky Mountain News declares, "You don't have to be Catholic to enjoy Grogan's story of growing up outside Detroit in the 1960s. Filled with hilarious coming-of-age adventures and gratifying insights, THE LONGEST TRIP HOME is sure to appeal to a wide audience." Grogan's publicity tour launched with an appearance on "Good Morning, America" and includes New York, Boston, Chicago, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver, Philadelphia, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Sacramento, Dallas, and Austin.

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