Marina Nemat's

New Memoir

The incomparable Marina Nemat, who has been travelling the world talking about her experiences chronicled in Prisoner of Tehran, has a new memoir in Fall 2010.

After Tehran: A Life Reclaimed is a survivor's tale of her struggles after Evin prison. Freedom was only possible when she broke her silence about the terrors inflicted on her and thousands of other teenagers by Khomeini's Iran. Marina's courage, grace, and compassion shine through in After Tehran. 

God's Brain -- Bestseller

God's Brain by Lionel Tiger and Michael McGuire is being embraced as the most credible and sane rebuttal to the tirades against religious believers by Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens.

God's Brain became a bestseller within weeks of publication in Canada. In the US, Tiger in New York and McGuire in California have speaking engagements lined up, and Turkish and Korean rights have been sold with more pending. To read or view media interviews, click on their web page and follow the links. 

Arthur Ellis

Award Nominations

James W. Nichol is a favorite of crime writers. All three of Jim's novels have been nominated for Arthur Ellis Awards. This year, Death Spiral was nominated for the 2010 Best Crime Novel Award. According to the Globe and Mail, Jim's "excellent third novel" is "perfect for fans of good crime fiction."

Robert Remington and Sherri Zickefoose struck a nerve with their bestselling book Runaway Devil. Their account of the gruesome murder perpetrated by a 12-year-old girl and her boyfriend shocked and fascinated the nation. These two journalists based at the Calgary Herald were nominated for the 2010 Arthur Ellis Non-Fiction Crime Fiction Award.

Benny Cooperman's 30th Anniversary

Howard Engel introduced his lovable private detective Benny Cooperman 30 years ago. Benny's 12th appearance in East of Suez is being celebrated with parties and awards for the author.

"To my shock, I have had an intense 30-year relationship with a fictional character," says Beverley Slopen, who has been his agent from the beginning. Click here for her account: http://tinyurl.com/2wu3l79

Click here for Howard's long time editor Cynthia Good's words on Howard: 
http://tinyurl.com/2wu3l79

Coincidentally, Oliver Sacks has written a six-page article on Howard Engel in the June 28. 2010 issue of The New Yorker.