Current Projects
Paleoista: Gain Energy, Get Lean, and Feel Fabulous with the Diet You Were Born to Eat
Nell Stephenson (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster)
paleoista.com
From the co-author of The Paleo Diet Cookbook – a fun, female-friendly way for women to enjoy the health and lifestyle benefits of what has been previously called the "Caveman Diet."
The Emerald Diamond: How the Irish Transformed America's Greatest Pasttime
Charley Rosen (HarperCollins)
From a time when 40% of all major leaguers were Irish to present-day Irish stars, the first-ever full history of the Irish and their impact on baseball.
The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock 'n' Roll's Best Kept Secret
Kent Hartman (St. Martin's Press)
www.wreckingcrewbook.com
The story of the unknown studio musicians who recorded the instrumentals on almost every popular album of the 1960s and early '70s.
“I've been in the music business for over forty years and I didn't know any of this! The Wrecking Crew is a total page-turner. I couldn't put it down. Kent Hartman is one gifted storyteller.” — John Kosh, three-time Grammy-winning art director and legendary album cover designer of Abbey Road, Who's Next, and Hotel California
“Hartman's fast-paced tale offers dazzling insights into a little known chapter of rock and roll history.” — Publishers Weekly
Man in The Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson
Joseph Vogel (Sterling Publishing)
www.joevogel.net/man-in-the-music
“A thoroughly enjoyable analysis of the music and life of the most popular musician of an era.” — Library Journal
“Immerses readers in a chronological exploration of Michael Jackson's remarkable solo career...Readers will enjoy.” — Publishers Weekly
“A tribute Michael Jackson's spellbinding work more than lives up to and more than deserves.” — Anthony DeCurtis, Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone
“This is the book I have been long awaiting – a pointed intelligent dissection of an epic body of work. Mr. Joe Vogel breaks it down album by album, song by song. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You.” — Spike Lee
Seeds: One Man's Serendipitous Journey to Find the Trees That Inspired Famous American Writers from Faulkner to Kerouac, Welty to Wharton.
Richard Horan (Harper Perrennial)
literaryseeds.typepad.com
One man's quest to find the meaning of trees in American literary history and popular culture...and to collect the tree seeds in an effort to preserve them.
“Once in a decade a book as good as Seeds appears from nowhere to astonish and delight us. This one is about two things - Great American writers and the Great American trees that grew outside their study windows. In this high-spirited book, Horan is a talkative companion, full of comment about writers and trees alike. Some of his tales are full of interesting lore, others are touching, more than a few are funny as hell.” — Tom Powers, Pulitzer Prize Winning Author
“Seeds is more than a book: this sashay across literary America plants a literal sacred grove. And what a traveling companion the big-hearted tie-dyed mash-nosed ex-boxer author makes!” — David James Duncan, author of The Brothers K and The River Why
“Seeds is more than a book: this sashay across literary America plants a literal sacred grove. And what a traveling companion the big-hearted tie-dyed mash-nosed ex-boxer author makes!” — David James Duncan, author of The Brothers K and The River Why
Bullpen Diaries: Mariano Riviera, Bronx Dreams, Pinstripe Legends, and the future of The New York Yankees
Charley Rosen (Harper)
An inside look at baseball's most scrutinized group of players – relief pitchers – and life in the most intriguing bullpen of all, that of The New York Yankees
“Rosen does a wonderful job weaving in the evolution of relief pitching, the fortunes of the 2010 Yanks, and plenty of good old baseball talk in this terrific book.” — Marty Appel, author of Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain
“The great joy of this wonderful book comes from its layered structure, in which plays and players of long ago float in, around, over, and under every current game. A delightful and insightful book.” — John Thorn, author of Total Baseball
Love Shrinks: A Memoir of A Marriage Counselor's Divorce
Sharyn Wolf (Soho Press)
Bestselling relationship expert Sharyn Wolf reveals her own story of two good people locked in a bad marriage.
“Blending a conversational tone with tight, fast-paced prose, the author doesn't shy away from her flaws, resulting in a book that is touching and humorous.” — Kirkus Reviews
Saddled
Susan Richards (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Susan-Richards.com
In the prequel to her New York Times best seller Chosen by A Horse, Susan explores addiction, life and love.
“A searingly honest portrait of addiction and the redemptive power of animal-human love.” — Ted Kerasote, author of Merle’s Door
Heart of Lies
M.L. Malcolm (HarperCollins Paperbacks)
HeartOfLies.com
“M.L. Malcolm's Heart of Lies is a deeply compelling and extraordinary debut novel. It has everything you want: suspense, adventure, and romance across several continents. Welcome to the fray, Ms. Malcolm! And, Bravo!” — Dorothea Benton Frank
Bet Your Bones: A Dinah Pelerin Mystery
Jeanne Matthews (Poisoned Pen Press)
Second in this international cozy mystery series, Dinah heads to Hawaii for her best friend's wedding where a blackmailer, a local fire goddess, a sketchy real estate deal, and ancient myths all conspire to leave the bride in a near-death scenario that only Dinah can rectify.
“Not since Elizabeth Peters introduced Amelia Peabody has an author so engagingly presented a heroine whose passion for archaeology dovetails so perfectly with her skill in solving modern mysteries. Whispers of the past, witty dialogue and intriguing plot twists keep the pages turning.” — M.L. Malcolm, award winning author