2007 NYPL Young Lions YouTube video

Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, Ethan Hawke, and other founding members and guests celebrate the 2007 New York Public Library Young Lions Award winner, Olga Grushin, for her remarkable novel, "The Dreamlife of Sukhanov".

"The New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award is a $10,000 prize awarded each spring to a writer age 35 or younger for a novel or a collection of short stories. Established in 2001, this annual award recognizes the work of young authors and celebrates their accomplishments publicly, making a difference in their lives as they continue to build their careers. The Young Lions Fiction Award was spearheaded by Young Lions Committee members Ethan Hawke, Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, Rick Moody, and Hannah McFarland." More...

Check out Jennifer's YouTube video slideshow here.

And Jennifer's Flickr photoset here.

2007 NYPL Young Lions photo set on Flickr

Jennifer Rudolph Walsh's Flickr page has been updated with photos from the 2007 NYPL Young Lions Award, given to Olga Grushin for her novel, "The Dreamlife of Sukhanov". Check it out!

"The New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award is a $10,000 prize awarded each spring to a writer age 35 or younger for a novel or a collection of short stories. Established in 2001, this annual award recognizes the work of young authors and celebrates their accomplishments publicly, making a difference in their lives as they continue to build their careers. The Young Lions Fiction Award was spearheaded by Young Lions Committee members Ethan Hawke, Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, Rick Moody, and Hannah McFarland."

Click here to view the photo gallery.

And Click here for full information on this prestigious award.

Giving back to Kenyon College

Jennifer Rudolph Walsh has established the Zangwill Rudolph and Florence Laye Scholarship, to be given annually to a first generation college student at her alma mater, Kenyon College. In doing so Mrs. Walsh is paying a debt of gratitude to the Kenyon professors who gave her a love of the written word and to her grandparents, immigrants who worked hard to give their family a better life.

"Establishing a scholarship for a particular child in a specific circumstance was incredibly attractive to me," Walsh said. "My grandmother and grandfather came to this country and educated their family with their hard work and sacrifice, and I want to give a student the same opportunity."

View the Kenyon College "50 before 50" article here.

A few photos of Kenyon College here.

Louder than Words by Jenny McCarthy

Don't forget that Jennifer Rudolph Walsh client Jenny McCarthy's bestselling book, Louder than Words, was released in paperback on 8/26. A great companion to Mother Warriors, released in hardback today.

From the publisher:

Known for her extreme honesty about the everyday trials of pregnancy, motherhood, marriage, and divorce, Jenny McCarthy has developed a national fan base that has taken her to the New York Times bestseller list for a total of twenty-three weeks. USA Today ranked McCarthy's first two books as the fourth and fifth bestselling baby books in 2005. But few have known that her son, Evan, has autism. In Louder Than Words, she takes this revelation to parents across the country, starting a dialogue on this complex condition, much as Brooke Shields did for postpartum depression in Down Came the Rain.

Writing with the raw humor and honesty that has made her so popular with women across the country, McCarthy shares her son's symptoms and her attempts to sort through the maze of conflicting medical theories. With Louder Than Words, McCarthy sheds much needed light on autism through her own heartbreak, struggle, and ultimately hopeful example of how a parent can shape her child's life and happiness.

Praise for Life Laughs and Baby Laughs

"Divorce, single parenting, and post-baby stretch marks may not sound like funny subjects but Jenny McCarthy manages to put a hilarious spin on these topics in‪Life Laughs."—In Touch

"In Life Laughs, after you guiltily giggle through it, you'll feel like you've...shared heart-wrenching confidences with a very dear friend."—Vegas magazine

"Wickedly funny...It's a kick."—Minneapolis Star Tribune

"A no-holds-barred look at the joys, challenges, and humiliations of the first year of motherhood."—Time Out New York

"[McCarthy's] honesty is disarming, funny and so boundless that you'll feel as if you're at her side every step of the way."—The Arizona Republic

Jenny McCarthy's Mother Warriors released 9/23

Jennifer Rudolph Walsh client Jenny McCarthy's book, Mother Warriors, released in hardback Sept. 23!

"When Jenny McCarthy published Louder Than Words, the story of her successful efforts to save her son, Evan, from autism, the response was tremendous. It hit #3 on the New York Times bestseller list; and Jenny and Evan were featured on the covers of several magazines, including People. But what she hadn't anticipated was the overwhelming response from other parents of autistic children, who sought her out to share their stories.

No two autistic children heal in exactly the same way. And in her new book, Jenny expands her message to share recovery stories from parents across the country. Mother Warriors, shows how each parent fought to find her own child's perfect "remedy of interventions" and teaches parents how to navigate safely through the many autism therapies.

Along the way, Jenny shares her own journey as an autism advocate and mother as well as the progress of her son, Evan. Emotional and genuinely practical, Mother Warriors will inspire a generation of parents with hope."

Sue Monk Kidd's Secret Life of Bees film premier

On Friday, September 5th, 2008, the movie adaptation of Jennifer Rudolph Walsh client Sue Monk Kidd’s The Secret Life of Bees premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film will hit screens nationwide soon; this means - if you haven't already - there is even less time to still read the book!

More about the New York Times Bestseller from the publisher:

"Fourteen-year-old Lily Owens lost her beloved mother when she was only four—under tragic circumstances clouded by time and secrecy. She later found a fiercely protective "stand-in," her abusive father's outspoken housekeeper, Rosaleen. Ignoring differences in age and color—and the fact that racial hatred seethed during the summer of 1964 in rural South Carolina—these two unlikely companions set off on a seemingly aimless pilgrimage that ends at the home of a trio of eccentric bee-keeping black sisters.

Lily tells her remarkable tale of longing and love in an idiom and accent heard far south of the Mason-Dixon Line, but the lessons learned during her odyssey into the world of bees and their "secret life" are universal and everlasting.

In her debut novel, Sue Monk Kidd proves herself adept both at storytelling and at creating characters who are simultaneously outlandish and credible—in other words, worthy to join the ranks of such first-rate Southern stylists as Kaye Gibbons, Anne Rivers Siddons, and Ellen Gilchrist."

One Drop by Bliss Broyard - YouTube video

Check out Jennifer Rudolph Walsh's YouTube page for more videos!

One Drop by Bliss Broyard – paperback released 9/9/08

Jennifer Rudolph Walsh client Bliss Broyard's novel "One Drop" has been released in paperback!

"Two months before he died of cancer, renowned literary critic Anatole Broyard called his grown son and daughter to his side, intending to reveal a secret he had kept all their lives and most of his own: he was black. But even as he lay dying, the truth was too difficult for him to share, and it was his wife who told Bliss that her WASPy, privileged Connecticut childhood had come at a price. Ever since his own parents, New Orleans Creoles, had moved to Brooklyn and began to "pass" in order to get work, Anatole had learned to conceal his racial identity. As he grew older and entered the ranks of the New York literary elite, he maintained the façade. Now his daughter Bliss tries to make sense of his choices and the impact of this revelation on her own life. She searches out the family she never knew in New York and New Orleans, and considers the profound consequences of racial identity. With unsparing candor and nuanced insight, Broyard chronicles her evolution from sheltered WASP to a woman of mixed race ancestry. "

Links:

Bliss Bloyard's website here.

NY Times review here.

Kathy Reichs' Upcoming Appearances

If you live in North Carolina, don't miss the local television and appearances by Kathy Reichs, author of "Devil Bones", today and tomorrow:

Monday, September 8th, 2008: Kathy Reichs, author of Devil Bones, to appear on “Fox News Rising” on WCCB-TV

Monday, September 8th, 2008: Kathy Reichs, author of Devil Bones, will appear on “News 14 Carolina” on TW Cable

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008: Book Reading/Signing of Kathy Reich’s Devil Bones at Barnes & Noble on 3327 Pineville-Matthews Road in Charlotte, NC

Curtis Sittenfeld's Upcoming Book Signings and Appearances

This couldn't be a better time to read Curtis' remarkable novel; below is a list of her upcoming appearances. For more information, click here.

Friday, September 12th, 2008: Book Reading/Signing of Curtis Sittenfeld’s American Wife at Politics & Prose on Connecticut Avenue in Washington D.C.

Monday, September 15th, 2008: Curtis Sittenfeld gives a lecture at Columbia University from 3 – 4 PM in Dodge Hall

Monday, September 15th, 2008: Book Reading/Signing of Curtis Sittenfeld’s American Wife at Barnes & Noble Lincoln Center in New York, NY

Thursday, September 18th, 2008: Book Signing/Reading of Curtis Sittenfeld’s American Wife at Watermark Books at 4701 East Douglas in Wichita, KS

Monday, September 29th, 2008: Book Signing/Reading of Curtis Sittenfeld’s American Wife at Prairie Lights on 15 South Dubuque in Iowa City, IA

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008: Book Signing/Reading of Curtis Sittenfeld’s American Wife at David Kidd Books in Nashville, TN

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008: Book Signing/Reading of Curtis Sittenfeld’s American Wife at Carmichael’s Books on 2720 Frankfort Avenue in Louisville, KY

Diane Hammond's upcoming events

Upcoming events for Diane Hammond's novel, Hannah's Dream. For more info, click here or check out our previous post.

Sept. 17 (afternoon):	Portland, OR	Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association
Sept. 17 (early evening):	Beaverton, OR	Powell's Bookstore 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd.
Sept. 18, 7:00 p.m.:	Seattle area, WA	Third Place Books 17171 Bothell Way NE Lake Forest Park, WA
Sept. 24 - 28:	Salt Lake City, UT	American Association of Zoo Keepers, National Meeting Salt Lake City Marriott at City Center
Oct. 3, 6:30 p.m.:	Redmond, OR	Paulina Springs Books 422 SW 6th St.
Oct. 4, 6:30 p.m.:	Sisters, OR	Paulina Springs Books 252 W. Hood Ave.
Oct. 9, 7:00 p.m.:	Tigard, OR	Borders 7227 SW Bridgeport Road
Oct. 25 - 26:	San Jose, CA	Book Group Expo San Jose Convention Center

Kathy Reich’s Devil Bones Book Signings and Appearances

Today, Thursday, September 4th, 2008: Book Reading/Signing of Kathy Reich’s Devil Bones at 7 PM at Third Place Books on 17171 Bothell Way NE in Seattle, WA. If you happen to live in Seattle, you don't want to miss this one.

More dates:

Friday, September 5th, 2008: Book Reading/Signing of Kathy Reich’s Devil Bones at 6 PM at Murder by the Book on 2342 Bissonnet Street in Houston, TX

Monday, September 8th, 2008: Kathy Reichs to appear on “Fox News Rising” on WCCB-TV

Monday, September 8th, 2008: Kathy Reichs will appear on “News 14 Carolina” on TW Cable

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008: Book Reading/Signing of Kathy Reich’s Devil Bones at Barnes & Noble on 3327 Pineville-Matthews Road in Charlotte, NC

Here's a link to Kathy's site... And here's the blurb from inside the cover:

Inside the Cover

Following her most successful book to date, Kathy Reichs -- international number one bestselling author, forensic anthropologist, and producer of the Fox television hit Bones -- returns to Charlotte, North Carolina, where Temperance Brennan encounters a deadly mix of voodoo, Santería, and devil worship in her quest to identify two young victims.

In a house under renovation, a plumber uncovers a cellar no one knew about, and makes a rather grisly discovery -- a decapitated chicken, animal bones, and cauldrons containing beads, feathers, and other relics of religious ceremonies. In the center of the shrine, there is the skull of a teenage girl. Meanwhile, on a nearby lakeshore, the headless body of a teenage boy is found by a man walking his dog.

Nothing is clear -- neither when the deaths occurred, nor where. Was the skull brought to the cellar or was the girl murdered there? Why is the boy's body remarkably well preserved? Led by a preacher turned politician, citizen vigilantes blame devil worshippers and Wiccans. They begin a witch hunt, intent on seeking revenge.

Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan -- "five-five, feisty, and forty-plus" -- is called in to investigate, and a complex and gripping tale unfolds in this, Kathy Reichs's eleventh taut, always surprising, scientifically fascinating mystery.

With a popular series on Fox -- now in its third season and in full syndication -- Kathy Reichs has established herself as the dominant talent in forensic mystery writing. Devil Bones features Reichs's signature blend of forensic descriptions that "chill to the bone" (Entertainment Weekly) and the surprising plot twists that have made her books phenomenal bestsellers in the United States and around the world.

Hannah's Dream by Diane Hammond hits shelves today

Jennifer Rudolph Walsh is proud to announce Hannah's Dream by Diane Hammond hits stores today. Diane's site is here. A bit about the book:

Starred Booklist Review — Carol Haggas
American Library Association
June 16, 2008:

On the animal kingdom’s 10-point scale of adorable critters, Golden Retriever puppies regularly come in on top, while aging gray elephants rarely make it onto the list. But when it comes to lovability, Hannah, the sole elephant at Seattle’s dilapidated Max L. Biedelman Zoo, is off the charts. Rescued as a baby by the zoo’s founder while on safari in Africa, Hannah has been cared for by Samson Brown for her 41-year captivity. Theirs is an empathetic, symbiotic relationship as Samson transfers all the love deflected by the death of his only child into caring for this slightly needy, somewhat neurotic, but always affectionate creature. But Samson is aging and his health is failing, and the zoo needs a plan. Enter Neva Wilson, an energetic young zookeeper whose creative ideas for Hannah’s well-being immediately puts her afoul of Harriet Saul, the zoo’s petty, tyrannical administrator. To save Hannah’s life, Samson and Neva scheme to transfer her to an elephant sanctuary, though their plan comes with great personal risk. Irresistibly touching, delectably uplifting, Hammond’s understated yet gargantuan tale of devotion and commitment poignantly proves that love does indeed come in all shapes and sizes.

Diane Hammond, the author of two previous novels, Going to Bend and Homesick Creek, is the recipient of an Oregon Arts Commission literary fellowship and served as a spokesperson for the Free Willy Keiko Foundation and the Oregon Coast Aquarium. She lives in Bend, Oregon, with her husband and daughter.

Interview with Diane Hammond

Hannah's Dream Trailer

American Wife Trailer

American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld in stores today

Jennifer Rudolph Walsh is proud to announce American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld hits stores today. American Wife is the epic yet intimate story of an ordinary woman, Alice Blackwell, thrust into extraordinary circumstances when she becomes first lady. "In Alice Blackwell, New York Times bestselling author Curtis Sittenfeld has created her most dynamic and complex heroine yet. American Wife is a gorgeously written novel that weaves class, wealth, race, and the exigencies of fate into a brilliant tapestry–a novel in which the unexpected becomes inevitable, and the pleasures and pain of intimacy and love are laid bare."

Curtis Sittenfeld is the author of the bestselling novels Prep and The Man of My Dreams, which are being translated into twenty-five languages. Prep also was chosen as one of the Ten Best Books of 2005 by The New York Times, nominated for the UK's Orange Prize, and optioned by Paramount Pictures. Curtis won the Seventeen magazine fiction writing contest in 1992, at age sixteen, and since then her writing has appeared in many publications, including The Atlantic Monthly, Salon, Glamour, and on public radio's This American Life. A graduate of Stanford University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop, she was the 2002 - 2003 writer in residence at St. Albans School in Washington, D.C.

Read a little about the book here, a little about the author here.

Publication Spotlight

The Jennifer Rudolph Walsh blog (having finally got the hang of things) is going to start a new feature: daily posts on both upcoming and previously released publications. It should be a great way to get to know the full and impressive range of talent she represents, and to stay up to date on publishing dates, speaking events, news, and so forth. Stay tuned and check back often! We'll start fittingly with two books released today: American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld and Hannah’s Dream by Diane Hammond.