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Week of February 12, 2012

11/22/63

By Stephen King

#5 - Hardcover Fiction

Ameritopia

By Mark R. Levin

#1 - Hardcover Non-Fiction

Steve Jobs

By Walter Isaacson

#3 - Hardcover Non-Fiction

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Author Voices

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The Curious Case of the Missing Body...

by Paul Pickering - February 2, 2012

‘I say, Holmes,’ said Dr Watson, opening his morning paper with a cheerful flourish...

The Taker as a Book Club Pick

by Alma Katsu - February 2, 2012

I've had the good luck recently to talk to book clubs about The Taker, a few by Skype but mostly in...

Go Away If It's Not Blood or Fire

by Mary Alice Monroe - February 1, 2012

Back when I was struggling to make it as a young author, I launched two books under two names---Mary...

Debbie Viguié

Q. What is your favorite movie?

A. Return of the Jedi

Sarah Rayne

Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?

A. Can I have the use of a time machine for this one? If so, I'd make it the early years of the...

Kris Kennedy

Q. What were your previous occupations?

A. Psychotherapist; teacher; coordinator for dual diagonsis program; tie-dye shirt maker & seller;...

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News from Simon & Schuster: February 3, 2012

Dr. David B. Agus Appears on The Daily Show: Feb. 2 — Tune in to see the author of The End of Illness discuss yoga's risks and rewards with host Jon Stewart. Click here to check local listings.

Heather Armstrong Drops by The Today Show: Jan. 23 — Tune in this morning to see the author of It Sucked and Then I Cried chat about announcing her separation on her popular mommy blog, Dooce.com. Click here to check local listings.

Lisa Genova Appears on The Today Show: Jan. 20 — Tune in this morning to see the author of Left Neglected chat about Not Fade Away, a new documentary about Alzheimer’s. Click here to check local listings.

Tonya Reiman Appears on Good Morning America: Jan. 18 — Tune in this morning to see the author of The Body Language of Dating. Click here to check local listings.

Dr. David B. Agus Appears on Good Morning America: Jan. 17 — Tune in to see the author of The End of Illness. Click here to check local listings.

Philip Galanes Stops by The Today Show: Dec. 7 — Tune in this morning to see the author of Social Q's chat about his new book and holiday etiquette. Click here to check local listings.

Siddhartha Mukherjee Appears on The Colbert Report: Nov. 28 — Tune in tonight to see Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies. Click here to check local listings.

Snooki Chats up Jay Leno on The Tonight Show: Nov. 15 — Tune in to see the Jersey Shore star and author of Confessions of a Guidette. Click here to check local listings.

Stephen King Stops by The Today Show: Nov. 8 — Tune in this morning to see the acclaimed author of 11/22/63 chat about his new book. Click here to check local listings.

Brad Paisley Appears on The Daily Show: Nov. 3 — Tune in tonight to see country artist and author of Diary of a Player. Click here to check local listings.

Cake Boss Buddy Valastro Appears on Good Morning America: Nov. 2 — Tune in this morning to see the TLC star and author of Baking with the Cake Boss. Click here to check local listings.

Carrie Fisher Stops by The Today Show: Nov. 1 — Tune in this morning to see the ever-witty author of Shockaholic chat about her new book. Click here to check local listings.

Snooki Visits Jimmy Kimmel Live!: Oct. 25 — Tune in to see the memorable, incomparable Jersey Shore star and author of Confessions of a Guidette. Click here to check local listings.

Paula Deen Appears on The Tonight Show: Oct. 24 — Tune in tonight to see the TV star and author of Paula Deen's Southern Cooking Bible chat with Jay Leno. Click here to check local listings.

Steve Jobs Biographer Walter Isaacson Talks to 60 Minutes: Oct. 23 — Tune in at 7PM EST to see the first interview with the author of Steve Jobs, the much anticipated authorized biography of the Apple CEO, who passed away Oct. 5. Click here to check local listings.

Touré Appears on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher: Oct. 21 — Tune in tonight to see the author of Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness? discuss current events with fellow panelists Rachel Maddow, Tom Friedman, and Joshua Green. Click here to check local listings.

Duff McKagan Featured on Dr. Phil Special: Oct. 13 — Tune in this afternoon to see the rocker (Guns 'N Roses, Velvet Revolver, Loaded) and author of It's So Easy discuss addiction and the near-death experience that led him to sobriety. Click here to check local listings.

Paula Deen Appears on The Today Show: Oct. 11 — Tune in this morning during the 8AM and 10AM EST hours to see the TV star and author of Paula Deen's Southern Cooking Bible chat about her new book of recipes. Click here to check local listings.

Hilary Duff Stops by Good Morning America: Oct. 10 — The star and author of Devoted discusses the latest in her Elixir series. Click here to check local listings.

Susan Orlean Appears on The Colbert Report: Oct. 5 — Tune in tonight to see the author of Rin Tin Tin. Click here to check local listings.

Simon & Schuster to Publish New Chris Cleave Novel: Oct. 4 — Bestselling author Chris Cleave (Incendiary, Little Bee) will publish his next novel Gold with Simon & Schuster. It is set for a July 2012 release.

Little Beehas appeared on numerous bestseller lists worldwide and spent several weeks at #1. Rights to the novel have been sold in 33 countries, and BBC Films acquired film rights with Nicole Kidman attached as star and producer.

Gold is the story of Zoe and Kate, world-class athletes who have been friends and rivals since their first day of elite training. They’ve loved, fought, betrayed, forgiven, consoled, gloried, and grown up together. Now on the eve of London 2012, their last Olympics, both women will be tested to their physical and emotional limits.

Arnold Schwarzenegger to Release S&S Autobiography: Sept. 27 — Simon & Schuster has acquired world rights Arnold Schwarzenegger’s autobiography, Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story, set to be published globally in October 2012.

Considered one of the most anticipated autobiographies of this generation, Schwarzenegger presents a larger-than-life portrait of his illustrious, controversial and ever-entertaining life in and out of the public eye. He began working on his biography in 2010, and earlier this year started formally collaborating with Peter Petre, former executive editor of Fortune.

Bethenny Frankel Gets Her Own E! True Hollywood Story: Sept. 21 — Tune in tonight as the author of A Place of Yes gets the bio treatment in a new installment of the popular series, airing tonight at 10PM EST. Click here to check local listings.

Levi Johnston Chats with Dr. Phil: Sept. 20 — Tune in this afternoon to see Alaska's most hated man and the author of Deer in the Headlights: My Life in Sarah Palin's Crosshairs. Click here to check local listings.

Dave Ramsey Appears on CBS Early Show: Sept. 20 — Tune in this morning to see the author of EntreLeadership. Click here to check local listings.

Jermaine Jackson on Access Hollywood: Sept. 14 — Tune in tonight and tomorrow to see Michael Jackson sibling and the author of You Are Not Alone: Michael, Through a Brother's Eyes. Click here to check local listings.

Dick Cheney Stops by The View: Sept. 13 — Tune in today to see the former Vice President and author of In My Time chat with Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg and crew. His wife Lynne will also appear on the show. Click here to check local listings.

Common Appears on The Colbert Report: Sept. 12 — Tune in tonight to see the hip-hop star and author of One Day It'll All Make Sense. Click here to check local listings.

Simon & Schuster Audio Teams with Broadcastr for Brooklyn Bridge Tour: August 30 — Simon & Schuster Audio and Broadcastr have joined forces for "The Great Bridge Tour," a social media experience that features eight exclusive audio excerpts from Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough's acclaimed audiobook The Great Bridge, narrated by Emmy Award-winning actor Edward Herrmann.

Broadcastr, a new social media platform for location-based audio, has a free app—available on iPhone, Android, and the Web—which lets users easily create and share recordings on an interactive map. The excerpts come together to form a streaming, half-hour walking tour that unlocks history surrounding the landmark Brooklyn Bridge.

Snooki Chats up Jay Leno on The Tonight Show: August 30 — The Jersey Shore star and author of A Shore Thing and upcoming Confessions of a Guidette discusses the wild events unfolding on the new season of her show. Click here to check local listings.

Publisher Speaks out Against School Ban of Tweak: August 25 — With school nearly back in session, a New Jersey district has ruffled feathers by banning two books from its required reading list, Nic Sheff's Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines and Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood.

"We are opposed to censorship in any form," said Justin Chanda, VP and publisher of Books for Young Readers. "Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines has been applauded by critics, librarians and national anti-drug organizations for its honest and realistic depiction of the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse, chronicled by a young person who has experienced its horrors first-hand. It is a cautionary and inspirational tale for all teens and we believe that parents and their children should be given the choice about what they can and should read, rather than be deprived of the opportunity because of the beliefs of a few particularly vocal students and parents."

Siddhartha Mukherjee Wins Pen Award for Emperor of All Maladies: August 11 — The 2011 Pen Awards have been announced and Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies, has won the Inaugural Pen/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award! The $10,000 award, given to a book of literary nonfiction on the subject of the physical and biological sciences published in 2010, was presented for the very first time this year. Congratulations!

Snooki Appears on Good Morning America: August 10 — The Jersey Shore star and author of A Shore Thing discusses the wild events unfolding on the new season of her show. Click here to check local listings.

Bestseller Jodi Picoult to Scribe Teen Novel with Daughter: August 8 — International bestselling author Jodi Picoult and her daughter Samantha van Leer have teamed up to write Between the Lines, a young adult novel which will be published June 26, 2012.

Picoult is the author of eighteen novels, including the No. 1 bestsellers House Rules, Handle With Care, Change of Heart, Nineteen Minutes, and My Sister's Keeper. Between the Lines is her first teen novel and the first book she has co-written with her daughter.

Remembering Author L.A. Banks: August 3 — It is with great sorrow we announce the passing of Simon & Schuster author L.A. Banks (Conquer the Dark). She will be missed.

There is a benefit fund established for the author's family. Click here for more information.

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