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Random House has announced a fourth book from bestselling author Gary Shteyngart, according to the New York Times. Currently titled Hotel Solitaire with a 2017 pub date, the novel is described by Shteyngart as, "...a family drama set in the high-stakes world of global finance, moving from upstate New York to Shanghai, Mumbai, Dubai... It’s about how power is … Continue reading Shteyngart Penning ‘International Thriller’
Gary Shteyngart, king of the book trailer, the book blurb, and author of our some of our favorite modern novels, emigrated to the United States from the Soviet Union in 1979, when he was seven years old. He recounts his journey from St. Petersburg to Queens to bestseller lists in his new memoir, Little Failure, the … Continue reading Statesman Selects: LITTLE FAILURE by Gary Shteyngart
~post by Jan Break up stories are love stories...ending. Sometimes it's a rejuvenating purge of a nasty buildup. Sometimes it's having to let go of something that you've put a lot of time and emotion into building. Either way, they make amazing stories. In this month's installment of Book Vloggin' with Jan, Break Up … Continue reading Book Vloggin’ With Jan: Love is Dead
Let's here it for the French! In their continuing efforts to protect indie booksellers, France passed a law banning online book retailers from providing free shipping. France has one of the highest number of bookshops in the world. On Thursday, New Jersey's former poet laureate, activist and polarizing author Amiri Baraka died at the age … Continue reading This Week in the World of Books
_____________________________________________ HARDCOVER FICTION Radiance of Tomorrow by Ishmael Beah When Ishmael Beah’s A Long Way Gone was published in 2007, it soared to the top of bestseller lists, becoming an instant classic. Now Beah, whom Dave Eggers has called “arguably the most read African writer in contemporary literature,” has returned with his first novel, an … Continue reading New Releases – 1/7/14
Little Failure, the new memoir from bestselling author Gary Shteyngart, is finally here! We're big fans of Shteyngart's novels and highly recommend this story of his life as a boy who immigrated with his family to Queens from Russia and went on to become, with the help of a one-armed Chewbacca action figure, a great … Continue reading Lots of Love for LITTLE FAILURE
Little Failure by Gary Shteyngart On Sale 1/7/14 Finally, the author of the novels Super Sad True Love Story; Absurdistan; and The Russian Debutante's Handbook tells all. Moving from memories of his early childhood in Russia to his family's immigration to Queens to his present day life as a writer, Shteyngart's humor pulls heartstrings with stories of his one-armed … Continue reading Books to Look Forward to in 2014: Part One
Gary Shteyngart: bestselling author, master of the book blurb, king of the book trailer. Just when you think he can't possibly top a trailer featuring Paul Giamatti and a dachshund, Shteyngart pulls out the big guns: Johnny Franzen, James Franco & Sloane Crosley. For the record, we love Gary Shteyngart even more than James Franco … Continue reading Gary Shteyngart: King of the Book Trailer (& Our Hearts)
~post by Julie W. Gary Shteyngart, author of such bookseller favorites as Super Sad True Love Story (I still have the coasters Random House sent out to stores to promote that one), Absurdistan, and The Russian Debutante's Handbook, has a new book coming out in January. This time, it's all about him: Little Failure: A Memoir. … Continue reading Gary Shteyngart Memoir Coming in January
You may remember the first book trailer Gary Shteyngart put together to promote his bestselling novel, Super Sad True Love Story (now out in paperback.) It starred James Franco and revealed the sad truth that, though he's published three highly acclaimed novels and teaches courses in creative writing, Gary can't read. Now, in a brand … Continue reading Super Awesome Funny Shteyngart Book Trailer
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