@financialtimes.com recommends two books to understand the situation in Venezuela: AMERICA, AMERICA by Greg Grandin and COMANDANTE by Rory Carroll. www.ft.com/content/fc47...

We’re delighted to announce THE DOG’S GAZE by award-winning cultural historian Thomas W. Laqueur. Spanning from the Paleolithic age to the modern era, The Dog’s Gaze explores why dogs are featured more often than any other animal in art and how their presence shapes the stories we tell. 🐾

New from Karl Ove Knausgaard, The School of Night, an eery and thrilling twist on Christopher Marlow's Dr. Faustus. Learn more: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/760316...

It’s book release day! I’m back on social media! I feel slightly awkward about it because part of the book is about how social media transforms your motivations for communication! But honestly writing a book is lonely, weird basement-work, and now I want to talk to people about this weird jank.

NEW YORK, NY. Join @add-hawk.bsky.social at Hex & Co Union Square on JANUARY 28th to hear him discuss his new book, THE SCORE! Sponsored by @nyugamecenter.bsky.social. RSVP: www.hexnyc.com/c-thi-nguyen...

Join @michaelpollan.bsky.social on his upcoming book tour for A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness. Details and tickets can be found on his website: michaelpollan.com/appearances/

Read an excerpt of @add-hawk.bsky.social's new book, The Score, in @voxdotcom.bsky.social. On sale now! www.vox.com/culture/4718...

“Mind-expanding… The Score is so exuberant and readable that the depth and seriousness of its insights almost sneak up on you.” —Jennifer Szalai, @nytimes.com Grab @add-hawk.bsky.social's new book now! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...

ON SALE TUESDAY, from @add-hawk.bsky.social! The New Yorker reviews: "Games, [Nguyen] writes, can train us to focus on value, by teaching us ‘the distinction between goals and purposes.’" www.newyorker.com/culture/open...

“In THE SCORE, @add-hawk.bsky.social combines an enthusiast celebration of games’ inner workings with a lament for the power of metrics to flatten our lives & capture our values. He helps us see how games transform instincts into something beautiful.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Here's a great book for you to preorder, and they let me say so on the front jacket.

Tune into Chris Matthew's show at 40:30 to hear renowned historian David Nasaw discuss his new book, THE WOUNDED GENERATION. thechrismatthews.substack.com/p/hardball-w...

🚨 Jonathan Blitzer joined @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social yesterday to talk about Venezuela and the U.S. involvement in foreign affairs. Start listening. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vPc...

We are thrilled to announce Verb Your Enthusiasm! An elegant guide to the promise, power, and poetry of verbs, from Pulitzer Prize–winning writer Sarah L. Kaufman✍️✍️✍️ Learn more at sarahlkaufman.com

@theguardian.com reviews THE SCORE by @add-hawk.bsky.social: “Nguyen is lucid, entertaining and precise, illustrating ideas with a mix of personal stories and real-world examples. The Score is a compelling read. . . I came away enriched and uplifted.” www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...

Starting NEXT WEEK! Author of THE SCORE @add-hawk.bsky.social will be on tour to discuss his new book on philosophy, the power of games, and rediscovering your values. Find tickets at linktr.ee/penguinpress

Today on the program, a conversation with Gerald Howard, author of THE INSIDER: MALCOLM COWLEY AND THE TRIUMPH OF AMERICAN LITERATURE. 1/ @penguinpress.bsky.social

"Like a latter-day Socrates . . . [Nguyen] advocat[es] a kind of playful rebellion against rules and metrics. . . . I give this excellent book five stars." @financialtimes.com reviews C. Thi Nguyen's new book, THE SCORE, on sale next week. www.ft.com/content/9446...

New books coming in January, highlighted by @nytimes.com, including FIVE BULLETS by @elliotwilliams.bsky.social and THE SCHOOL OF NIGHT by Karl Ove Knausgaard. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/b...

"I came away from Nasaw’s 400 pages with more rather than less admiration for the men and women of World War II . . . David Nasaw should be proud of what he’s written here." @thenation.com on THE WOUNDED GENERATION by David Nasaw. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Congratulations, @bethmacy.bsky.social! PAPER GIRL is longlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award.

Announcing Moving Toward Freedom: A groundbreaking new study of the lives of enslaved Americans on the cusp of the Civil War that places them—and their hard-won political knowledge—rightly at the center of the fight for freedom. "A gripping account." — Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Coming 3/24/26.

The @nytimes.com book critics have been reading THE INSIDER by @ghoward1950.bsky.social, SHADOW TICKET by Thomas Pynchon, MARK TWAIN by Ron Chernow, and WHENT HE GOING WAS GOOD by by Graydon Carter. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/b...

The Emperor of Gladness is a Top Ten Book of the Year, from @harpersbazaar.com.web.brid.gy! Congratulations to Ocean Vuong. www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-...

[email protected] today announced THE CROOKED PLACES MADE STRAIGHT by @warnock.senate.gov of Georgia. A sermon in the public square on the issues that plague us most, Sen Warnock offers a bold vision for a more just & equitable America. Available for preorder: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/780969...

Karl Ove Knausgaard's latest book, THE SCHOOL OF NIGHT, publishes this January. @nytimes.com shares how a forensic artist brings the protagonist to life. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/t...

“Braiding memoir, pop science and true crime, Fraser delivers a remarkable, persuasive narrative about how good-old-fashioned American values . . . turned into a literally toxic combination.” @latimes.com on @calfraser.bsky.social's MURDERLAND www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

A conversation about the role of social media in fueling enragement, how to bridge the political divide, and much more. @bethmacy.bsky.social on @karaswisher.bsky.social's @onwithkaraswisher.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJwE...

We are proud to announce the new book from prominent writer and historian, Ian Buruma. Stay Alive is an astonishing account of life amid a great city’s descent into utter annihilation. “Beautifully written and deeply researched.” —Gary Bass www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723960...

An Interview with Jessica Francis Kane. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/an-... @margarethutton.bsky.social @penguinpress.bsky.social @jfkane.bsky.social #booksky

@literaryhub.bsky.social's best books of the year include MURDERLAND (@calfraser.bsky.social), BUG HOLLOW (Michelle Huneven), and SHADOW TICKET (Thomas Pynchon). Congratulations! lithub.com/lit-hubs-43-...

Author of MURDERLAND @calfraser.bsky.social joins @99pi.org for an incredible interview about her book, and the history of serial killers in the Pacific Northwest. Learn more about MURDERLAND: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741809...

Congratulations to our authors! 🎉🎉🎉 Check out the full list: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b... @sophiegilbert.bsky.social @nytimes.com

🏈 Chuck Klosterman is going on tour 🏈 Join him on the road to kick off the publication of FOOTBALL! Head to his website for tickets and more info: chuckklostermanauthor.com/events/

⭐ New from Violaine Huisman, a novel of generational destruction, love, and death, inspired by the author's own upbringing⁠. ⁠Learn more: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768064...

“The impression produced by Howard’s biography is of Cowley as a Zelig-like character present at every important moment in American literary life.” @newyorker.com reviews THE INSIDER by @ghoward1950.bsky.social. www.newyorker.com/books/under-...

"The Nazis vilified Jews not just as a race but as the supposed masterminds of Communism, or 'Judeo-Bolshevism,' a twin enemy that was external and internal all at once. The Nazis cast their violence as pre-emptive self-defense." Jochen Hellbeck for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...

Congratulations to our authors! 🎉🎉🎉 Check out the full list: time.com/collections/... @sophiegilbert.bsky.social @elainehsiehchou.bsky.social

Amazon editorial director Sarah Gelman discusses her top book picks of the year with @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social, including The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong. www.cbs.com/shows/video/...

This month's "LitHub Asks" features @ghoward1950.bsky.social, author of the newly released book, THE INSIDER. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/lit-hub-asks...

“Sensitive, well-reported and probing.” —Dwight Garner, New York Times on @ghoward1950.bsky.social's book, The Insider, available now. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/b...

In Karl Ove Knausgaard's ingenious fourth entry in the Morning Star series, a self-absorbed Norwegian photographer strikes a Faustian bargain in exchange for success. It’s a remarkable addition to an exciting and disturbing series. @penguinpress.bsky.social

David Nasaw sits down with @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social to talk about his new book, The Wounded Generation, and how his father's return from the war influenced why he wrote the book. www.cbsnews.com/news/the-wou...

For fans of literature and history! The Insider by @ghoward1950.bsky.social, reviewed in @wsj.com. The Insider is available wherever you get your books. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

A great week launching INJUSTICE by @carolleonnig.bsky.social and @byaaroncdavis.bsky.social. Have you picked up your copy yet? www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/748739...

We are pleased to share that the African Studies Association has announced the ASA Christie and Chinua Achebe Fund✨ @asanewsonline.bsky.social africanstudies.org/news/african...

The new book "Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department" looks at how and why the Justice Department failed to successfully pursue its cases against Trump.

ON SALE NOW, The Insider by @ghoward1950.bsky.social! The Insider details the life of Malcolm Cowley, the editor responsible for transforming the landscape of American literature as we know it. Learn more: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/561292...

THE INSIDER by @ghoward1950.bsky.social is on sale now! @theatlantic.com reviews the book, writing "Cowley’s power and influence lay in opening, not shutting, the door to a new generation." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Publication day for THE INSIDER: MALCOLM COWLEY AND THE TRIUMPH OF AMERICAN LITERATURE. Huge thanks to my wonderful publisher, Penguin Press. I'll be at Greenlight Bookstore on November 5th with Edwin Frank and the 92d Street Y with Jay Parini on December 9th.