new books

Salman Rushdie fans will be happy to learn that he next Rushdie novel The Enchantress of Florence will be published June 3rd by Random House. The historical novel is set in Renaissance Florence and the court of the Mughal Empire and offers intrigue, drama, romance and magic.

Wolfe’s forthcoming book Back to Blood, which will be published in 2009 by Little, Brown., will deal with class, family, wealth, race, crime, sex, corruption, and ambition, but the overall theme will be Miami's immigrant population. Of his decision to end his 42-year tenure with Farrar Straus, he says only that it was all very friendly.

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As testimony to the power of the Internet, Christopher Grey, first time author of the young adult novel Leonardo’s Tale, is catching some attention via this book trailer. Stephen Spielberg has asked for a copy of the book after viewing the video online.
The story itself can be found here: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6461071.html

Pysician turned novelist, Khaled Hosseini, has released his second work of fiction, a novel that delves into the inner lives of Afghan women struggling for freedom and dignity within an oppressive, male-dominated society. Hosseini’s debut novel spent 114 weeks on the NY Times bestseller list, and both editors and vendors are lauding A Thousand Splendid Suns as nothing short of brilliant.

Publishers Weekly and AARP have today released a list of new books written for, by and about baby boomers. The list includes fiction, non-fiction and self-help/lifestyle titles certain to be voraciously consumed by the ‘me’ generation.