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January 10, 2005
SEATTLE AUTHOR JACK HAMANN’S DEBUT BOOK SELECTED FOR BARNES & NOBLE’S “DISCOVER GREAT NEW WRITERS” PROGRAM
ON AMERICAN SOIL among twenty books worldwide designated for summer 2005 promotion
Barnes & Noble, the world's largest bookseller, has included Jack Hamann's debut book, ON AMERICAN SOIL, in its DISCOVER GREAT NEW WRITERS™ program for summer 2005.
Twenty books were selected for the summer promotion, from among more than 170 publisher submissions, the most submissions in the program's history. Barnes & Noble says the DISCOVER GREAT NEW WRITERS™ program "introduces dynamic new literary writers to an eager reading public, highlighting the most impressive new works published each season." The selected books include authors from England, India, New Zealand and nine U.S. states.
During May, June and July, ON AMERICAN SOIL and the nineteen other books will be featured in special displays in Barnes & Noble's more than 800 retail stores in 49 states and the District of Columbia.
SUMMER 2005 SELECTIONS
HISTORY
On American Soil, Jack Hamann, Seattle, WA (Algonquin Books, Apr. 2005)
BIOGRAPHY
A Month of Sundays, Julie Mars, Albuquerque, NM (GreyCore Press, May 2005)
FICTION
The Education of Arnold Hitler, Marc Estrin, Burlington, VT (Unbridled Books, Apr. 2005)
A Factory of Cunning, Philippa Stockley, London, England (Harcourt, Apr. 2005)
The Harmony Silk Factory, Tash Aw, London, England (Riverhead Books, Apr. 2005)
The History of Love, Nicole Krauss, Brooklyn, NY (W.W. Norton, May 2005)
In the Shadows of the Sun, Alexander Parsons, Durham, NH (Doubleday, May 2005)
A Long Stay in a Distant Land, Chieh Chieng, Irvine, CA (Bloomsbury, Apr. 2005)
Metropolis, Elizabeth Gaffney, Brooklyn, NY (Random House, Mar. 2005)
Misfortune, Wesley Stace, Brooklyn, NY (Little, Brown, Apr. 2005)
The Red Carpet, Lavanya Sankaran, Bangalore, India (Dial Press, Apr. 2005)
Small Island, Andrea Levy, London, England (Picador, Apr. 2005)
Three Day Road, Joseph Boyden, New Orleans, LA (Viking, May 2005)
Towelhead, Alicia Erian, Wellesley, MA (Simon & Shuster, Apr. 2005)
The Transformation, Catherine Chidgey, Dunedin, New Zealand (Henry Holt, May 2005)
NATURE
Descent, Brad Matsen, New York City & Seattle (Pantheon, Apr. 2005)
Robbing the Bees, Holly Bishop, New York City (The Free Press, Apr. 2005)
Sweetness & Light, Hattie Ellis, East Sussex, England (Harmony Books, Mar. 2005)
SPORTS
Sowbelly, Monte Burke, New York City (Dutton, Mar. 2005)
TEEN
Looking for Alaska, John Green, Chicago, IL (Dutton, Mar. 2005)