In a starred review, Kirkus calls THE LAND OF DREAMS, the first book in Vidar Sundstøl’s widely acclaimed Minnesota trilogy, “literate, lyrically descriptive and mystical,” declaring, “The next can’t come too soon.”
Originally published by Tiden in Norway, the trilogy will be published in the United States by the University of Minnesota Press, starting with THE LAND OF DREAMS in September.
We’re thrilled to tell you that Dennis Lehane’s LIVE BY NIGHT has been nominated for The Strand Magazine Critics Award for Best Novel! Chosen by book critics and journalists from such places as The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and the Associated Press, the winners will be announced on July 10th at a party in New York City, so keep your fingers crossed!
We’re beyond thrilled to tell you that the Mystery Writers of America awarded Dennis Lehane’s LIVE BY NIGHT the Edgar for Best Novel at their banquet in New York last night!
If that weren’t exciting enough, Booklist also named it one of the best crime novels of the year!
Congratulations, Dennis! We couldn’t be prouder!
We’re very pleased to tell you that The Washington Post has included Dennis Lehane’s LIVE BY NIGHT on their list of the year’s most notable works of fiction. They say, “Mixing urban crime with history — Boston’s Joe Coughlin during Prohibition — this could be a standard crime saga, but in Lehane’s hands the tale becomes something larger and infinitely more complex.”
We’re absolutely thrilled to tell you that Publishers Weekly has selected LIVE BY NIGHT as one of the best books of 2012! Look after the jump to see what nice things critics are saying both here and in the UK! (more…)
We’re thrilled to tell you that LIVE BY NIGHT is at #9 for its second week on the The New York Times bestseller list! We have lots more exciting bestseller news to share with you after the jump! (more…)
We’re ecstatic to tell you that LIVE BY NIGHT will hit next week’s New York Times bestseller list at #8! It will also be #13 on the combined print and ebook list.
One critic proclaims, “This is a book that should put his name where it belongs, right up there alongside Doctorow and Dreiser.” See what other nice things the critics have to say after the jump!
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Of the beginning of LIVE BY NIGHT, Janet Maslin of The New York Times says, “Cryptic, doomy, romantic yet ominous, this opening salvo signals the most important thing about Mr. Lehane’s latest: precision. All of Live By Night is written with that same degree of cleverness and care.” (more…)
The Best Book Day of 2012 is finally here and Dennis Lehane’s new novel, which Publishers Weekly named one of the best books of fall 2012, is on sale! Look after the jump for some exciting news and reviews! (more…)
While we can’t say that we’re totally surprised, after the amazing review they gave it, we are still absolutely and completely delighted that Publishers Weekly has selected Dennis Lehane’s LIVE BY NIGHT as one of the best books of the season!
William Morrow will publish the book on October 2nd.
