Book Awards and News

 

 

 

Matt Durfee's THE JOB SEARCH NAVIGATOR (Agate) is an IPBA finalist in the business/ career category.

Library Journal called Heather Crosby's new book PANTRY TO PLATE (The Experiment, spring 2017) "a fun, customizable collection of contemporary vegan and gluten-free foods." Booklist called it "a novel idea that just might transform non-cooks into creative home chefs."

THE REDUCETARIAN SOLUTION (Tarcher Penguin, April 2017), edited by Reducetarian Foundation president Brian Kateman, was the basis of the article "Why Can't Vegans & Vegetarians Get Along?" on the Los Angeles Times website. The book also got a glowing review in the March/April issue of VegTimes.

Matt Fitzgerald's newest book, THE ENDURANCE DIET (Da Capo/Hachette Books), was named one of the seven best health and wellness books of 2017 by SportsIllustrated.com. Booklist called it “informative, entertaining and unconventional.”

MORGUE (St. Martin's Press, 2016) by Dr. Vincent Di Maio and Ron Franscell, was a finalist for the 2017 Edgar Awards.

Marni Jameson, author, with AARP, of DOWNSIZING THE FAMILY HOME (and the forthcoming DOWNSIZING THE FAMILY HOME WORKBOOK, both Sterling),  won the Silver Award in EXCEL Awards' General Audience book category in June 2017, as well as a 2016 Silver Nautilus book award.

Fred Minnick's BOURBON: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of An American Whiskey (Voyageur/Quarto), is one of four finalists for the Tales of the Cocktail 2017 Spirited Awards, to be held in July in New Orleans. The book also won the 2017 International Drammie Award for Best Whiskey-Related Product. His newest book is RUM CURIOUS: The Indispensible Tasting Guide to the World's Spirit (Zenith/Quarto, spring 2017). 

Some 1,630 FedEx stores around the country will be carrying copies of ORGANIZE YOUR EMOTIONS, OPTIMIZE YOUR LIFE (William Morrow, 2016) by Margaret Moore, Dr. Edward Phillips and John Hanc.

 

 

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Client news, book signings, appearances and other events

Joseph Cardillo, PhD, will be featured at a number of talks and signings for his book BODY INTELLIGENCE (Beyond Words/S&S), including one on Oct. 30th, 6-8pm, at Consumer Square Plaza in New Hartford, NY.

Dr. Loren Olson has released his updated edition of FINALLY OUT: Letting Go of Living Straight, which Harvard Medical School's Dr. Julie K. Silver calls a book that “should be read by everyone who cares about diversity.”

Leslie Linsley's newest home design book, COUNTRY LIVING/ SALVAGE STYLE (Hearst), will be featured in the May/June issue of At Home New Jersey.

Daniella Chace, author of SUPER FOOD SMOOTHIES (December, Running Press), was tapped to be a regular contributor to Arianna Huffington’s new social media network, Thrive Global, which launched in November.

Jodie Gould, author of HIGH: 6 Principles for Guilt-Free Pleasure and Escape (Hazelden), was interviewed about her book for iHeart Radio “One Life Radio,” The Joy Cardin Show (Wisconsin NPR), Myndtalk (Pacifica Radio), Recovery Today, and many others.

Kerry Hannon, author of the forthcoming MONEY CONFIDENCE (Post Hill Press), was selected as a fellow by Columbia University School of Journalism and the Robert N. Butler Aging Center’s 2015 Age Boom Academy.


Linda Konner’s schedule of writers’ conferences and other events

 
 

 
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