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Dave Eggers' The Wild Things is available for preorder, in regular hardcover and
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There have been some changes to the McSweeney's Books publishing schedule. Details will be added soon. Here are the books that have thus far been published by McSweeney's Books: - - - - YOU SHALL KNOW OUR VELOCITY
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Fans of Dixon's will treasure this deeply personal book, while newcomers to his work will find a profoundly moving study of a man facing mortality while reveling in the bounty of his life--all told with Dixon's trademark honesty, lucidity, and expansive humor. Great reviews of I. keep coming in. - - - - SUPERBAD
If you have been following Mr. Greenman's work, on our website, in our journal, in The New Yorker and elsewhere, you know that he does good things and does them carefully. This book includes some previously published pieces, and many previously unpublished pieces. - - - - SAMUEL JOHNSON IS INDIGNANT
This is the new collection of 56 short stories by the celebrated author of Break It Down, The End of the Story, and Almost No Memory. - - - - THE NEW SINS
David Byrne's longest work of prose to date is an exploration and updating of the notion of "sin." He discusses sin in general, and elucidates the "new sins" — among them Hope, Beauty and Sense of Humor — in this profound and funny and absolutely singular book. Bound in red plether and illustrated with over 80 of Byrne's photographs. - - - - THE PHARMACIST'S MATE
This book is only sort of about electrical engineering on boats. In fact, it does not really involve engineering at all, though it does involve boats. This is Ms. Fusselman's first book, and while it involves the Navy and WWII, it is at its core a truly gorgeous book about family and procreation, and that's about all we will say for now. It also involves music and death. - - - - THIS SHAPE WE'RE IN
This book could be some kind of allegory book, but it might not be an allegory book at all. It involves people and drinking and people looking for a giant eye. It is among the best things Mr. Lethem has written. This book is a very slim hardcover book, and it is priced at $9. It is be priced at $9 because Mr. Lethem asked McSweeney's how low a book of this size could be priced without everyone losing money. "Could we get it under $10?" he asked. We did some math and guessed that $9 would be possible. - - - - LEMON
Read an interview with the author. Elsewhere, Mr. Krauser reports on his efforts to hand-illustrate all 10,000 covers of his book. - - - - THE NEAL POLLACK ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE
- - - - McSWEENEY'S SAMPLER A paperback sampler of things we have published or will publish in book form. It is an anthology of sorts and includes excerpts from The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature by Neal Pollack, Lemon by Lawrence Krauser, This Shape We're In by Jonathan Lethem, The Pharmacist's Mate by Amy Fusselman, Superbad by Ben Greenman, Untitled Book by Dave Eggers, Untitled Collection by Lydia Davis, Ghetto Celebrity by Donnell Alexander. - - - - If you are an independent bookseller and are interested in carrying any of these books, please email bookstores@mcsweeneys.net.
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