February 2012
9 posts
e-books on sale!
Great nonfiction reads for just $2.99!
many years of moby dick
The Moby Dick Collection: One man’s obsession with an obsession. My library of editions of Moby Dick, collected over 25 years, comprising more than 200 volumes spanning more than 100 years of printing.
harperacademic:
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, author of THE DRESSMAKER OF KHAIR KHANA, gives a TED talk about how women are key to economic development.
what are espresso machines doing right now?
Some of them are making coffee. But the book Espresso Machines are making books. If you click on this link you can see five books that are currently printing on espresso machines all over the country. Unsurprisingly, someone is printing a Whitney Houston book right now.
“When I was four, I had a deep obsession with the “Sesame Street” character Oscar...”
– one of the best author quotes ever.
Dan Chaon
This makes sense to me.
(via emmainpictures)
it's been a crazy week....
And there’s been no time for Tumblr! We’re preparing for our fall 2012 season while of course also working on the books that are coming out now. One of the things I’ve been working on lately that is closest to my heart is the e-book launch of the full Tales of the City series by Armistead Maupin.
I started the series in college, long before I worked in publishing, and I would be...
January 2012
24 posts
amazon likes us today
We’ve got two of the best books of the month for February—DELICACY and FLATSCREEN!
HarperAcademic: Now in Paperback: AMERICAN... →
: Hospital parking lot, April →
A poem by Laura Kasischke, who also writes excellent novels for us and is now an NBCC finalist.
millionsmillions:
By Laura Kasischke
Once there was a woman who laughed for years uncontrollably after a stroke.
Once there was a child who woke after surgery to find his parents were impostors.
These seagulls above the parking lot today, made of hurricane and ether, they
have flown directly...
A Review: The Ruins of Us by Keija Parssinen
lovely review of THE RUINS OF US, a lovely book.
booksmatter:
For those who choose to remove themselves from the Western world, the expatriate experience is singular and, often, inexpressible. The experience varies by country and the time spent there, by finances and by open-mindedness, but the expatriate will always be an outsider. After a year of wandering village markets in Africa and...
Unleashed!: Introducing Book Boroughing: A NYC... →
I rely on Gaby for my literary event news already, so this is perfect!
vikingpenguinbooks:
If you’re in the New York City (and surrounding area), check out this literary event site … started by myself (Gabrielle Gantz) and Largehearted Boy’s David Gutowski.
largeheartedboy:
When I first moved to Brooklyn last January, I was overwhelmed by the number of literary events. Every night...
on sale today (1.17.12)
Today some of my true favorites are on sale! Like books-that-I-would-recommend-to-anyone-who-likes-books books. Click on the cover images to find out more.
Jennifer Haigh is one of my favorite authors. If you haven’t read this or her classics Mrs. Kimble, Baker Towers, and The Condition, you are truly missing out.
The Ruins of Us is Keija Parssinen’s debut novel. It’s...
stevesies asked: I`m not particularly choose-y about my galley pick - they all look pretty awesome. So whatever you see fit (or whatever is left over) is good by me! Thanks!
thewreckinggball asked: Hello,I’m writing on an article on the book world and tumblr. I was wondering if I could get your thoughts on some things. Hope to hear back soon! -Why did you join tumblr? -Why do you think more book professionals are joining? -Do you feel like tumblr is still relatively unknown? Is that part of its appeal?-What do you use your tumblr for?- And does it have a different purpose than other...
we have another fan of THE MOMENT
“I’m a huge fan of Larry Smith and the books that he puts out, as well as Smith Magazine. I was delighted to see this book on my desk a little while back, and I’ve been sipping from it ever since. I can only read a few of the “moments” at a time, because they are sometimes profound, or heart-breaking, or hilarious, and they all need to be savored. I’ve also...
e-books on sale!
Just wanted to share some of our current e-book deals!
Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M., which tells the fascinating story behind the making of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, is on sale for $2.99.
This Will Change Everything, a book curated by Edge.org in which prominent scientists, thinkers, and smart people talk about revolutionary ideas, is on sale for 99 cents.
The Redbreast, the first Harry Hole...
WatchThe making of a book!
WatchWatch the cover of Ann Patchett’s TRUTH & BEAUTY come out of the Espresso Book Machine at McNally Jackson today!
on sale this week: 1.10.12
Nothing!
It’s rare that we have a Tuesday without at least a few books on sale. I think this probably has to do with Christmas or something. In lieu of new books, may I suggest you check out the books that went on sale last week? The event for THE MOMENT at McNally Jackson last night brought me to tears more than once, so if you do buy that one, please go straight to Alan Rabinowitz’s...
Harper Perennial: 0 to 100! →
I’ve decided to let every person who reblogged win a galley! Send me a message on tumblr if you’re one of the below users with your galley pick, and a second choice if yours is already taken. Thanks everyone!
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4everoverhead reblogged this...
win a 5-book thriller prize pack!
To celebrate our upcoming paperback release of SJ Watson’s BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP, we’re giving away a prize pack of awesome thrillers:
212 by Alafair Burke
The Devil’s Star by Jo Nesbo
Budapest Noir by Vilmos Kondor
Mozart’s Last Aria by Matt Rees
The Raising by Laura Kasischke
Go here to enter!
one of the most frustrating things about working...
is reading a book you can’t share with anyone because it’s not coming out for eight more months. This morning on the train I started Jason Mulgrew’s next book, and by the end of my ride I was laughing hysterically. Since I can’t share it with any of you yet, may I recommend instead that you check out Jason’s Life in Pictures post on his blog? It’s the next best...
McNally Jackson Bookmongers: McNally J's... →
happy to see simon van booy on this list!
mcnallyjackson:
Here are McNally J’s bestselling books of 2011. It’s a list! 31 books long. Arbitrarily. I had to go get my laundry.
Just Kids, Patti Smith (Now also the bestselling book in McNJ’s history.)
A Visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan
On Booze, F. Scott Fitzgerald
Bossypants, Tina Fey
The…
Jo Nesbo ebook for $4.99!
We’ve got the ebook of Jo Nesbo’s The Redbreast on sale for just $4.99 for a limited time! The Redbreast is the third novel in the Harry Hole series, but the earliest available in the US. The New York Times called it “an elegant and complex thriller” and the Washington Post felt it was “a hugely impressive achievement.”
Detective Harry Hole embarrassed the...
first on-sale day of 2012!
It’s the first on-sale day of the new year, and we’ve got two great ones on sale today:
Click on the covers to find out more!
the millions looks forward to 2012
The Millions did a great 2012 book preview here, and included some Harper Perennial favorites like our very own Adam Wilson!
December 2011
28 posts
books to look forward to in 2012
Here are some of our paperback originals to keep an eye out for in the coming year. There’s something for everyone…
If you love short stories:
If you love stories of Americans living in other cultures:
If you love hilarious coming of age stories:
If you love true stories of triumph over adversity:
If you love dystopian stories:
If you like your literature a little dirty...
0 to 100!
In celebration of reaching 100 followers on this tumblr, we’re ready to give away some books! I’ll select three winners who’ll be allowed to choose an advance galley from this list:
This Will Make You Smarter by John Brockman
Clair de Lune by Jetta Carleton
Further Interpretations of Real-Life Events by Kevin Moffet
The Reconstructionist by Nick Arvin
Waterline by Ross...
national short story day
It’s National Short Story Day in the UK today because it’s the shortest day of the year. My favorite short story ever is Mona Simpson’s “Lawns,” which you can read the first page of here. (The full story is available in the Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories.) I read it for a class in college, and I still have the photocopied pages somewhere.
Of...
and now for all the sci-fi lovers
Harper Voyager has an end-of-the-year ebook sale of its own!
“Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the...”
– Aldous Huxley, Brave New World (via bookmania)
if you're a fan of YA
HarperTeen is offering 10 ebooks for just 99 cents each!
best of the backlist: lost girls and love hotels
I read Lost Girls and Love Hotels before I ever worked for Harper Perennial, and even years later it’s still one of my favorites. Sexy (and I don’t say that lightly), thrilling, and ultimately sad, it’s the story of a girl losing herself in Tokyo. If even one more person reads it, I’ll be thrilled.
another day, another sale
The ebook of Jennifer Haigh’s Mrs. Kimble is on sale for $1.99 for a limited time. It’s one of my all-time favorite books, and if you’ve never read Jennifer Haigh before it’s a great place to start.
Hannah Nordhaus is on a "memoir kick" →
season's greetings from literary new york
In this lovely post on The Contextual Life, various members of New York’s literary crowd share their gift-giving ideas for others—and for themselves! I am featured, and so are two Harper Perennial books!
Download a free excerpt from The Moment!
From the creators of the New York Times bestselling Six-Word Memoirs franchise, THE MOMENT is a collection of brief and moving personal stories about how a single instant — a single decision, happenstance, accident, call, conversation, letter, or tweet — had a profound effect on a person’s life. In our free excerpt, Jennifer Egan, Dave Eggers, Elizabeth Gilbert, and other writers share...
bookshelf zero
Have you ever reached bookshelf zero—that state where you own no unread books?
Is it even possible to reach bookshelf zero when you work in publishing, and there’s always next season’s manuscripts you could be reading?
I asked this question on my personal twitter and was surprised at the answers. With one exception, most people expressed shock that I had once reached bookshelf...