City of Scoundrels makes the New York Times Bestseller List
The book is #35 on the Hardcover Nonfiction List of May 6
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New Narrative Nonfiction Book, Empire of Sin, Under Contract
Gary Krist's EMPIRE OF SIN: Sex, Jazz, Murder, and the Rise of Modern New Orleans, a narrative history of a thirty-year war between the Crescent City's wealthy elite and its "other half" of prostitutes, jazz musicians, and underworld criminals, to Sean Desmond at Crown, by Eric Simonoff of William Morris Endeavor (world).
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City of Scoundrels to be Published April 17, 2012
Hardcover, E-book, and Audiobook versions to appear simultaneously.
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New Narrative Nonfiction Book, City of Scoundrels, Under Contract
From the Announcement in Publishers Lunch:
Author of The White Cascade Gary Krist's AMERICAN COLOSSUS: An Epic of Chicago [Title change to CITY OF SCOUNDRELS], a narrative history of twelve extraordinary days in the life of Chicago in the summer of 1919, the events of which -- an aviation disaster, a race riot, a crippling transit strike, and a sensational kidnapping-- helped define the city's identity at a critical moment in its evolution, to Rachel Klayman at Crown, in a significant deal, at auction, by Eric Simonoff of Janklow & Nesbit (world).
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The Paperback of The White Cascade appears
Published by Holt on January 22, 2008
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The German Translation of Extravagance appears
Der Duft Des Geldes appears from Fischer Verlag in October 2007
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The Washington Post Style Section features The White Cascade
The article is by Bob Thompson. with photos of the author by Bill O'Leary.
Read the profile here
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The New York Times, The L.A. Times, USA Today, and
The Washington Post review The White Cascade
"Mr. Krist does wonders," says William Grimes in the NYTimes. "A gripping man-vs-nature narrative," says Don Oldenburg of USA Today. Mark. S. Luce in the LATimes says the book is written "with verve, humanity, and purpose...The results couldn't be more pleasing." And David Laskin in the Post writes: "An engrossing disaster narrative...[Krist] deeply and delicately probes the moral complexities."
Read these and other reviews here
More Reviews from The Sunday New York Times Book Review,
The Seattle Times, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune
The White Cascade has "complexity and relevance," writes Louise Jarvis Flynn in the NYTBR. "Gripping," says Bob Simmons in the Seattle Times, "Gary Krist has written what is surely the most complete and authoritative account." Bruce Adomeit in the Star Tribune calls it "a suspenseful, compelling tale." And John Marshall in the Seattle P-I says, "The 1910 Wellington train disaster has finally found its masterful chronicler...a compelling read for national fans of disaster epics and an important contribution to this state's historical literature."
Read these and other reviews here
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