What's summer without a little love & death? Critic Molly Fischer writes that she’s loving Lalla Romano’s IN FARTHEST SEAS in @newyorker.com! 💙🌊 @pushkinpress-us.bsky.social @pushkinpress.com

The New Yorker@newyorker.com · 2mo ago

Beach-reading season is upon us, and there’s a lot to look forward to. www.newyorker.com/books/what-w...

The former Little, Brown executive editor will spearhead a new U.S. list of literary fiction and literary nonfiction at Pushkin, starting July 1.

Ben George Joins Pushkin Press US as Executive Editor

The former Little, Brown executive editor will spearhead a new U.S. list of literary fiction and literary nonfiction at Pushkin, effective July 1.

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Ben George Joins Pushkin Press US as Executive Editor www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief... via @publisherswkly.bsky.social

Ben George Joins Pushkin Press US as Executive Editor

The former Little, Brown executive editor will spearhead a new U.S. list of literary fiction and literary nonfiction at Pushkin, effective July 1.

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Putin’s Rise Seems Inevitable. Could This Guy Have Stopped It? feat. THE SUCCESSOR by Mikhail Fishman, available now! www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/b... via @nytimes.com

Putin’s Rise Seems Inevitable. Could This Guy Have Stopped It?

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The US edition of The Minute Minders by Mary Murphy is here! "Stevie is a sympathetic protagonist who will win readers over. Many (sometimes hilarious) twists and turns lead to the surprising conclusion ... A marvelously well-developed fantasy." — Kirkus www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

A critic’s pick of unexpected mysteries, ghost tales and adventure novels featuring THE LABYRINTH HOUSE MURDERS and more of our Pushkin Vertigo books! www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1... via @washingtonpost.com

A critic’s pick of unexpected mysteries, ghost tales and adventure novels

Michael Dirda’s guide to books for the holidays. You probably won’t find them on any other list.

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New editions of classic whodunits, fresh puzzlers from around the globe and more treats for lovers of literary crime. featuring our Pushkin Vertigo titles! via @wsj.com www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

Holiday Gift Books: Mystery

New editions of classic whodunits, fresh puzzlers from around the globe and more treats for lovers of literary crime.

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'Machiavelli's The Prince for our times' via @thespectator1828.bsky.social on Giuliano Da Empoli's THE HOUR OF THE PREDATOR www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...

The new power players running the world

At the opening of The Hour of the Predator, Giuliano da Empoli describes Spain’s conquest of the Aztec empire, its doomed ruler Moctezuma II’s response (ineffective vacillation, delaying any course of...

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From @nytopinion.nytimes.com David Brooks: "Here are a few things I’ve learned about how authoritarians exercise power. " Feat. Giuliano Da Empoli's The Hour of the Predator, "which describes both the wolves who run governments and those who run tech companies." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...

Opinion | The Season of the Wolves

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“People like Trump and Putin are not politicians; they are artists who create alternate realities,” our columnist David Brooks writes.

Opinion | Imagining What’s in Trump’s Brain

Inside the minds of authoritarians.

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Today is US publication day for King Winter's Birthday. More about the extraordinary story behind the book here www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...

"Strongmen in politics and technology are changing the world: They share a reckless disregard for rules, as two books point out" featuring THE HOUR OF THE PREDATOR by Giuliano Da Empoli on @economist.com www.economist.com/culture/2025...

Strongmen in politics and technology are changing the world

They share a reckless disregard for rules, as two books point out

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Q&A with Octavie Wolters about her new illustrated memoir, THIS WILL LAST FOREVER. tinyurl.com/33x8f6pf

Smart, Gripping New Murder Mysteries on @nytimes.com Feat. MURDER IN CONSTANTINOPLE by A.E. Goldin: "Delivers a multitude of pleasures... Goldin ratchets up the tension... The book’s best moments showcase Ben’s coming-of-age, as he learns to wield his independence" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/b...

Smart, Gripping New Murder Mysteries

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How the World Entered Its Predator Era airmail.news/issues/2025-... on @airmail.news

How the World Entered Its Predator Era

In his latest book, "The Wizard of the Kremlin" author Giuliano da Empoli sets his sights on the beastly forces dominating our time, from Javier Milei to Vladimir Putin.

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A Jew­ish Detec­tive Vis­its Con­stan­tino­ple in the 1800s by A.E. Goldin 🔍 www.jewishbookcouncil.org/pb-daily/a-j... check it out on @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social

A Jewish Detective Visits Constantinople in the 1800s

Murder in Constantinople follows the exploits of Ben Canaan—the wayward son of a Jewish tailor from the ghetto

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Europe’s political class can’t stop reading Giuliano da Empoli politico.eu/article/giul... author of THE HOUR OF THE PREDATOR, publishing next week. via @politico.eu @politico.com

Europe’s political class can’t stop reading Giuliano da Empoli

An Italian-Swiss writer specializing in top-level power games and autocrats is now essential reading for Europe’s political elite, particularly Emmanuel Macron.

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For just SEVEN DAYS ONLY 9/2-9/8 The Man Who Died Seven Times Ebook is on sale for just $1.99 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

TONIGHT!!

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Don't miss an amazing event at Rizzoli Bookstore! Brian Robert Moore @brianrobmoore.bsky.social, translator, in conversation with Jhumpa Lahiri about IN FARTHEST SEAS by Lalla Romano September 4 at 6PM EST, be sure to register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/in-farthes...

Natalia Ginzburg called Lalla Romano's writing "beautiful, fecund, vivifying," and the reactions from writers today to In Farthest Seas have been just as exciting. Out now with @pushkinpress-us.bsky.social and coming out in two weeks in the UK & Ireland with @pushkinpress.com!

Needless to say, I am INCREDIBLY excited about this! Come celebrate one of the most beautifully devastating books ever with Jhumpa Lahiri – yes, that Jhumpa Lahiri – and me on Sept 4 in New York: www.eventbrite.com/e/in-farthes... @pushkinpress.com

Pushkin Press US@pushkinpress-us.bsky.social · last yr.

Don't miss an amazing event at Rizzoli Bookstore! Brian Robert Moore @brianrobmoore.bsky.social, translator, in conversation with Jhumpa Lahiri about IN FARTHEST SEAS by Lalla Romano September 4 at 6PM EST, be sure to register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/in-farthes...

Don't miss an amazing event at Rizzoli Bookstore! Brian Robert Moore @brianrobmoore.bsky.social, translator, in conversation with Jhumpa Lahiri about IN FARTHEST SEAS by Lalla Romano September 4 at 6PM EST, be sure to register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/in-farthes...

Japanese Mystery and Thriller Series to Sink Your Teeth Into 👀 bookriot.com/japanese-mys... "Hopefully, with the success of Pushkin Press’s Vertigo imprint, more Japanese mystery and thriller series will make their way to this side of the Pacific." (we're working on it! 😉)

Japanese Mystery and Thriller Series to Sink Your Teeth Into

Here are ten Japanese mystery and thriller series-starters you won't be able to put down.

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Need a last minute mother's day gift? THE MYSTERY OF THE CROOKED MAN by Tom Spencer @tellmelieslater.bsky.social is the perfect gift for moms who enjoy mysteries, according to @nytimes.com of course! 🔍🕵️ www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/b...

New mystery just dropped, and it's full of twists more crooked than the titular man himself...Happy Publication Day to The Mystery of the Crooked Man by @tellmelieslater.bsky.social Perfect for fans of The Twyford Code, Magpie Murders, and Yellowface!

A sea of Lallas 🌊🌊 Working on this was not like translating a book, but like translating a whole human heart. In Farthest Seas is out Aug 26 in the US & Sept 11 in the UK. Fans include Jhumpa Lahiri, Ayşegül Savaş, Catherine Lacey and Natalia Ginzburg! @pushkinpress.com @pushkinpress-us.bsky.social

THE TOKYO ZODIAC MURDERS by Soji Shimada is one of 2 Books to Keep You Pleasantly Diverted from @nytimes.com "This [book] will carry you across the ocean, amiably fill a week’s vacation or sweep you away for a few hours before bed” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/b...

2 Books to Keep You Pleasantly Diverted

A collection of autobiographical sketches; a complicated Japanese mystery.

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Don't miss author @tellmelieslater.bsky.social's book signing event for THE MYSTERY OF THE CROOKED MAN at @hbsmobile.bsky.social on May 8th! Tickets required and will include a copy of his book! Join in for a night of cozy fun and whodunits 🔍 Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/tom-spence...

I'm honored my translation of Lalla Romano's A Silence Shared is the runner-up for the John Florio Prize. And I'm thrilled for Lalla, whose work merits all the recognition in the world! 🤍 Thank you @societyofauthors.bsky.social. And congrats to @jennymcphee.bsky.social who's always an inspiration!

The Society of Authors@societyofauthors.bsky.social · last yr.

Congratulations to the runner-up of the 2024 John Florio Prize. @brianrobmoore.bsky.social for A Silence Shared by Lalla Romano (Pushkin Press) #TranslationPrizes

Congratulations to the runner-up of the 2024 John Florio Prize. @brianrobmoore.bsky.social for A Silence Shared by Lalla Romano (Pushkin Press) #TranslationPrizes