In LOU REED: The King Of New York, Will Hermes unearths fascinating details about the enigmatic life of an artist who made a significant mark on the music of the 1960s and ’70s. This engrossing biography has received three starred reviews! “Hermes’ strength is in identifying and articulating the transformational brilliance of Reed’s songwriting and […]
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Nonfiction Round-Up (11/20/19)
How design is reshaping life in the twenty-first century, rock’s most exciting era, a city’s bankruptcy, & the twentieth anniversary of a lavishly illustrated classic –find it all in this nonfiction round-up. USER FRIENDLY: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play by Cliff Kuang and Robert Fabricant […]

Three Stars for DOMINICANA
Angie Cruz’s immigration x coming-of-age breakout DOMINICANA has THREE starred reviews! “This stirring immigration story is Cruz’s breakout book; it should be heralded alongside Julia Alvarez’s HOW THE GARCIA GIRLS LOST THEIR ACCENTS.”–Library Journal, starred review “Cruz’s winning novel will linger in the reader’s mind long after the close of the story.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review […]

Nonfiction Naked with guest Rob Kirkpatrick.
Hi there. I’m Rob Kirkpatrick, Senior Editor with the Thomas Dunne Books imprint at St. Martin’s Press. I came to the Macmillan family with a wide variety of publishing experience, including four years at Greenwood Publishing, when I had the chance to meet a number of public and academic librarians and talk with them about the needs and interests of their patrons.
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