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    MY LIFE AS A CONSERVATIVE
    IN THE FIGHT

    Courage and Consequence

    Karl Rove

     

    Courage and Consequence is ultimately about the joy of a life committed to the conservative cause, a life spent in political combat, and service to country, no matter the costs.

     

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Author Voices
Susie Bright

Susie Bright FAQ

by Susie Bright - March 10, 2010
Susie Bright FAQIs Susie Bright your real name?Yes, it really is. I was born in 1958, when "Susie"...
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Trudi Trueit

Keeping It Real

by Trudi Trueit - March 10, 2010
I’d much rather listen to a speech than give one. Nerves may have something to do with it, but I...
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Jonathan Jones

More a god than a man

by Jonathan Jones - March 8, 2010
There's a Monty Python sketch in which a fawning television presenter addresses a celebrity as "more...
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Authors Revealed
Leila Sales

Leila Sales

Q. What is your greatest achievement?
A. I once organized 100 people to play Tetris in the windows of a building.
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Karyn Grice

Karyn Grice

Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Life is short. Do it now before its too late.
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Michele Dominguez Greene

Michele Dominguez Greene

Q. What were your previous occupations?
A. I have been an actress since I was seventeen and I still am, I never had a different job!
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News from Simon & Schuster Canada
March 14, 2010
2010 Young Lions Fiction Award
March 5 — The Longshot by Katie Kitamura is a finalist for the New York Public Library's award.
2010 Indies Choice Book Awards
March 4 — Finalists for the American Booksellers Association's awards include: Brooklyn by Colm Toibin; Still Alice by Lisa Genova; Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld; All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon and Marla Frazee; Moonshot by Brian Floca; Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst and Ray Cruz; and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr., John Archambault, and Lois Ehlert. Laurie Halse Anderson is nominated for Most Engaging Author.
2010 L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award Winner
March 4 — Dogtown: Death and Enchantment in a New England Ghost Town by Elyssa East was named the winner in non-fiction. Learn more.
2010 Golden Kite Awards
March 3 — The following were honored by The Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators: Sea of the Dead by Julia Durango; Ashley Bryan by Ashley Bryan; and Bella & Bean by Rebecca Kai Dotlich and illustrated by Aileen Leijten.
Monday the Bullfrog Safety Recall
For information on the Monday the Bullfrog safety recall, click here.
Winner of Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
Feb. 25 — American Chinatown: A People's History of Five Neighborhoods by Bonnie Tsui was named the Adult Non-Fiction Winner.
Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalists
Feb. 23 — The finalists include Bury Me Deep by Megan Abbott, A Short History of Women by Kate Walbert, and A Happy Marriage by Rafael Yglesias.
Nebula Awards Nominees
Feb. 23 — The nominees for the awards, which are given by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, include Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld, Ice by Sarah Beth Durst, and Flesh and Fire by Laura Anne Gilman.
You: Having a Baby Contest Winner
Congratulations to Laura B. of Oshawa on winning the new baby gift basket through our You: Having a Baby contest! Enjoy!
2010 National Book Critics Circle Awards
Jan. 25 — Enemies of the People: My Family’s Journey to America by Kati Marton has been named a finalist in the autobiography category.
Kati Marton Nominated for 2010 National Book Critics Award
Enemies of the People by Kati Marton (Simon & Schuster) has been named as a finalist for the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award in the Autobiography category. Winners will be announced on March 11. Congratulations to Simon & Schuster! For more information and a complete list of nominees, visit bookcritics.org
2010 Edgar Allan Poe Awards Finalists
Jan. 19 — The S&S nominees for the awards, given by Mystery Writers of America, are A Beautiful Place to Die by Malla Nunn; Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley; Bury Me Deep by Megan Abbott; Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde by Jeff Guinn; and The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity by Mac Barnett.
American Library Association Honors S&S Titles, Authors
Jan. 18 — Among the awards and winners are:
•Caldecott Honor Book: All The World by Liz Garton Scanlon
•Michael L. Printz Honor Book: The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
•Robert F. Sibert Honor Book: Moonshot by Brian Floca
•Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration: My People illustrated by Charles R. Smith, Jr.
•Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award: Rock and the River by Kekla Magoon
•Schneider Family Book Award: Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin.
Ticket Giveaway!
Planning a wedding? Make sure to check out The Burlington/Oakville Bridal Show January 23rd and 24th. Click here to enter to win a pair of complimentary tickets.
NAACP Image Awards Nominations
Jan. 6 — Four S&S titles are finalists in three categories: Kiss the Sky by Farai Chideya; Peeny Butter Fudge by Toni Morrison and Slade Morrison; Just Another Hero by Sharon Draper; and Rock and the River by Kekla Magoon.
Brooklyn Wins Costa Novel Award
Jan. 5 — Irish writer Colm Tóibin won the Costa Novel Award for Brooklyn. Judges said: "Poised, quiet and incrementally shattering—we all loved this book and can't praise it highly enough."
Booklist Editors' Choice Awards
Dec. 21 — Moonshot by Brian Floca, Anything but Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin, and The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey are Booklist Editors' Choice selections for 2009.
The 10 Best Books of 2009
Dec. 4 — The New York Times Book Review's "10 Best Books of 2009" list includes Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls; A Short History of Women by Kate Walbert; and Raymond Carver by Carol Sklenicka.
2010 GRAMMY Award Nominees
Dec. 3 — We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land read by author Jimmy Carter and Wishful Drinking read by Carrie Fisher are nominated for Best Spoken Word Album.
New York Times Book Review's 100 Notable Books of 2009
Dec. 1 — The Simon & Schuster titles named to this year’s Notables list are:
Amateur Barbarians by Robert Cohen
The Anthologist by Nicholson Baker
Do Not Deny Me by Jean Thompson
Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
A Short History of Women by Kate Walbert
A Country of Vast Designs by Robert W. Merry
Horse Soldiers by Doug Stanton
The Last Empress by Hannah Pakula
The Mercy Papers by Robin Romm
Raymond Carver by Carol Sklenicka
Securing the City by Christopher Dickey
Thelonious Monk by Robin Kelley
10 Best Illustrated Children's Books
Nov. 5 — Included on the the The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Illustrated Children's Books list for 2009 are Moonshot by Brian Floca; The Odd Egg by Emily Gravett; White Noise by David A. Carter; and All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon.
Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2009
Nov. 2 — Horse Soldiers by Doug Stanton and All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon are among the titles on PW's Best Books of 2009 lists.
Books for a Better Life Awards
Oct. 26 — Among the finalists for the awards from the NYC Chapter of the National MS Society are How to Rule the World from Your Couch by Laura Day; The Narcissism Epidemic by Jean M. Twenge, Ph.D., and W. Keith Campbell, Ph.D.; Second Spring by Dr. Maoshing Ni; and Spent by Frank Lipman, M.D.
Fall 2009 Parents' Choice Awards
Oct. 7 — A Fine White Dust by Cynthia Rylant and Extra Credit by Andrew Clements have won Fall 2009 Parents’ Choice Awards.
Stephen King In-Person Event
Don't miss Stephen King's exclusive in-person event in Toronto on November 19th. Tickets available at www.ticketking.com Read more here.
Introducing the Vook: Read and Watch It
Oct. 1 — An entirely new concept, a vook blends text and video into a single, complete story. Learn more about this exciting new product now.
PEN USA 2009 Literary Awards
Sept. 30 — The Underneath by Kathi Appelt has been chosen as the 2009 winner in the Children's Literature category.
Dayton Literary Peace Prize Winner
Sept. 22 — A Crime So Monstrous: Face to Face with Modern Day Slavery by Benjamin Skinner has won the 2009 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for nonfiction.
2009 NAPPA Award Winners
Sept. 17 — Moonshot by Brian Floca and It's All Too Much, So Get It Together by Peter Walsh are 2009 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Gold Award winners. Honors Award winners include It's Picture Day Today!; My Little Red Fire Truck; Pop-Up Book of Nursery Rhymes; Firefighter Ted; White Noise; and Rhyming Dust Bunnies.
Introducing Simonandschuster.net
Sept. 9 -- Simon & Schuster is pleased to introduce www.simonandschuster.net to serve the academic and library community.
2009 Shamus Award Nominations
Aug. 24 — Among the nominees for the Private Eye Writers of America's award are The Eye of Jade by Diane Wei Liang and The Black Hand by Will Thomas.
Dayton Literary Peace Prize Finalists Announced
Aug. 19 — Among the finalists are Telex from Cuba by Rachel Kushner; Human Smoke by Nicholas Barker; A Crime So Monstrous by E. Benjamin Skinner; and The Great Experiment by Strobe Talbott.
Author Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Aug. 13 — President Obama presented the medal, the highest civilian honor a president can bestow, to Stephen Hawking yesterday.
Great American Taste Test
Aug. 12 — Participate in Atria Books’ Great American Taste Test on Sept. 14 and have your blog featured on epicurious.com. Learn more.
Season Premiere of PRIVATE
Aug. 11 — Click here to watch the season premiere of PRIVATE, the exciting new web series based on the New York Times bestselling novels by Kate Brian.
S&S Adds Lexile Measures to Books
Aug. 6 — MetaMetrics®, Inc., will provide The Lexile Framework® for Reading, an educational tool that connects readers with books, for many of Simon & Schuster‘s imprints. Read the press release for more information.
SCRIBE Award Winners Announced at Comic-Con
July 28 — Winners of the awards from the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers include CSI: Headhunter by Greg Cox and Star Trek: Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers by James Swallow.
Titles from Pocket Books Win Romance Awards
July 21 — Take No Prisoners by Cindy Gerard and Seducing Mr. Darcy by Gwyn Cready won 2009 RITA Awards from the Romance Writers of America. Other finalists include Now You Die by Roxanne St. Claire and Julia London's novella Snowy Night with a Highlander, which was published in Snowy Night with a Stranger.
Frank McCourt, 78, Author of Angela's Ashes
July 19 — Frank McCourt, the former New York City schoolteacher whose book about his childhood in Ireland won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, passed away today.
S&S Titles Win at Thrillerfest
July 13 — The Bodies Left Behind by Jeffery Deaver won Best Thriller of the Year at the 2009 Thriller Awards. The Broken Window by Jeffery Deaver and The Last Patriot by Brad Thor were up for Best Thriller of the Year; Calumet City by Charlie Newton was up for Best First Novel.
Davy Rothbart in the National Post
Davy Rothbart's interview with the National Post ran on Saturday, May 30.
HORSE SOLDIERS Review in Toronto Star
Click to read the review of Doug Stanton's Horse Soldiers that ran in the Toronto Star on Sunday, May 31.
RAVEN review in June's Quill and Quire
Allison Van Diepen's new novel, RAVEN, is reviewed in the June issue of Quill and Quire.
Tall Man review in the Globe and Mail
A review of Chloe Hooper's Tall Man, and an essay by Chloe will run in May 30th Globe and Mail.
Gayla Trail Launches Column in Globe & Mail
Gayla Trail, author of YOU GROW GIRL(Touchstone), has just launched a column in the Style section of the weekend Globe & Mail.
Suzy Welch on CBC's The Hour
Suzy Welch, author of 10-10-10, will be on CBC's The Hour on Monday, May 11th, 11 PM EST.
Eric Wight and Lucy Knisley at TCAF
Eric Wight, author of the forthcoming FRANKIE PICKLE AND THE CLOSET OF DOOM, and Lucy Knisley, author of FRENCH MILK, will be at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) this weekend. Stop by and say hello!
Bakewise Wins 2009 James Beard Award
Bakewise by Shirley O. Corriher (Scribner) is the 2009 James Beard Foundation Book Awards winner in the Baking and Dessert category. The James Beard Foundation Awards is the US’s most prestigious recognition program honoring professionals in the food and beverage industries. The awards were presented on Monday evening at a ceremony hosted by Cat Cora, Emeril Lagasse and Stanley Tucci in New York City.
Murder By Family on 20/20
Friday, May 1 at 10 PM ET, the ABC television show 20/20 will air an hour-long episode featuring Murder By Family.
Kristin Chenoweth's A Little Bit Wicked Feature in Toronto Star
Kristin Chenoweth and her new book A Little Bit Wicked are featured in an article in Saturday, April 18th's issue of the Toronto Star.
Tori Spelling on Canada AM
Tori Spelling will be on Canada AM Friday, April 17 at 8:15 am to promote her new book Mommywood.
Spellman Files Director Named!
Barry Sonnenfeld of “Men in Black” and “Get Shorty” fame is slated to direct The Spellman Files movie!
Nic Sheff featured on CNN
A CNN TV special "Addiction: Life on the Edge" will feature Nic Sheff and the bestselling Tweak Hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the episode will air Saturday, March 18 and Sunday, March 19.
Cassandra Claire on Cover of UK's Bookseller
Cassandra Clare is featured on the March 20 issue of The Bookseller!
Toni Morrison to Pen Children's Book
Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, under the imprint of Paula Wiseman Books, announced today plans to publish children’s picture books by Nobel Prize Laureate Toni Morrison and her son Slade Morrison. The first book, entitled Peeny-Butter Fudge, will be published on September 9, 2009, and S&S holds world rights.
Aravind Adiga Attending Toronto's Luminato
Aravind Adiga, author of the 2008 Man Booker Prize-winning novel The White Tiger, will be in Toronto for the Luminato festival. Luminato runs June 5-14, 2009. Tickets go on sale April 16.
Bryan Gruley for the Globe and Mail
Bryan Gruley's author essay appeared in Saturday's Books/Focus section of the Globe and Mail.
Vancouver, Meet Jodi Picoult!
Meet Jodi Picoult in Vancouver!
March 24th at 7:00pm
Chapters Robson & Howe
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Vancouver, British Columbia
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Old City Hall at new City Hall, Toronto
The book everyone is buzzing about... check out Old City Hall author Robert Rotenberg and Toronto mayor, David Millar.
New! 365 Crosswords for iPhone
Feb. 24 — The 365 Crosswords puzzle application for the iPhone and iPod touch is now available for $4.99 at the iTunes App Store.
S&S Titles Win NAACP Image Awards
Feb. 13 — Simon & Schuster had two winners at the 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards last night:
• Fiction: In the Night of Heat by Steven Barnes, Tananarive Due and Blair Underwood
• Children: Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope by Nikki Grimes
2009 Audie Award Nominations
Feb. 9 — Six Simon & Schuster Audio titles have been nominated for 2009 Audie Awards:
The Little Red Book of Selling by Jeffrey Gitomer, narrated by Jeffrey Gitomer
Duma Key by Stephen King and narrated by John Slattery
Swan Peak by James Lee Burke and narrated by Will Patton
Happy for No Reason by Marci Shimoff with Carol Kline and narrated by Marci Shimoff, with an introduction by Jack Canfield
The War Within by Bob Woodward and narrated by Boyd Gaines
Fine Just the Way It Is by Annie Proulx and narrated by Will Patton
An Inconvenient Truth Wins Grammy
Feb. 8 — An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore and read by Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon and Blair Underwood won the Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album. Born Standing Up written and read by Steve Martin was also nominated.
Atria Books to Publish Memoir by Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi
Feb. 6 — The deeply personal book by actor Patrick Swayze and his wife, Lisa Niemi, is scheduled for publication in fall 2009.
2008 National Book Critics Circle Awards Finalist
Jan. 26 — The House at Sugar Beach by Helene Cooper was named a finalist in the autobiography category.
American Library Association Honors S&S Titles, Authors
Jan. 26 — The Underneath by Kathi Appelt has been named a Newbery Honor Book for distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Laurie Halse Anderson has been given the Margaret A. Edwards award for lifetime achievement and contribution to young adult literature.
Ashley Bryan has been honored with the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for lifetime contribution to children’s literature.
Just After Sunset by Stephen King has been honored with an Alex Award for being one of the best adult books for teens.
Change Has Come Picked for Today Show Book Club
Jan. 23 — Change Has Come by Kadir Nelson is the February pick for Al Roker’s Book Club on NBC's Today.
81st Annual Academy Award Nominations
Jan. 22 — Slumdog Millionaire, which is based on the novel Q & A by Vikas Swarup, has been nominated for 10 awards, including best picture. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald story, picked up 13 nods.
Doris Kearns Goodwin on The Oprah Winfrey Show Today
Jan. 21 — The author of Team of Rivals will be a part of Oprah's Post-Inauguration Special. Check local listings for showtimes.
S&S Titles Are Finalists for 2009 Edgar Allan Poe Awards
Jan. 16 — The nominees for the awards, given by Mystery Writers of America, are Sins of the Assassin by Robert Ferrigno, Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz and Calumet City by Charlie Newton. Author James Lee Burke will be honored as a Grand Master.