We’re thrilled to announce that The New York Times Book Review has named their “Ten Best Books of 2008” and nine out of the ten titles are published by Random House, Inc!

Our “Best Books” are:

DANGEROUS LAUGHTER by Steven Millhauser (Knopf)
A MERCY by Toni Morrison (Knopf)
NETHERLAND by Joseph O’Neill (Pantheon)
UNACCUSTOMED EARTH by Jhumpa Lahiri (Knopf)
THE DARK SIDE by Jane Mayer (Doubleday)
THE FOREVER WAR by Dexter Filkins (Knopf)
NOTHING TO BE FRIGHTENED OF by Julian Barnes (Knopf)
THIS REPUBLIC OF SUFFERING by Drew Gilpin Faust (Knopf)
THE WORLD IS WHAT IT IS by Patrick French (Knopf)

The list will appear in the Sunday 12/14 issue of the New York Times Book Review and is bound to inspire demand for these titles. The entire list is posted HERE.

Toni Morrison’s new book is on sale tomorrow, November 11th.  A Mercy is a powerful tragedy distilled into a jewel of a masterpiece by the Nobel Prize-winning author of Beloved and, almost like a prelude to that story, set two centuries earlier.  What better way to get a preview than to hear it read by the author herself. 

-Jen

Like many bibliophiles, a pipe dream of mine is to write my own novel some day. Many authors I read act as inspiration with their beautiful prose and fascinating plot lines. Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison is one of those authors. I am currently reading her latest book, A Mercy, available November 11,and I find myself getting lost in her elegant words. With phrases like “…looking at a sky vulgar with stars. Clear and right…” who wouldn’t be envious of this amazing writer?

Random House, Inc. is kicking off the tour of this new novel with an NPR Book Tour beginning Monday, October 27. Please visit the website to find out more and be sure to tune in!

-Marie