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Jen Lin-Liu writes of a burgeoning urban middle class hungry for luxury and the mentors who take her in hand in the kitchen and beyond in Serve the People.

In Master of the Delta Thomas H. Cook masterfully reveals the darker truths that lurk in small-town lives and in the hearts of even well-intentioned men.

Soldiers of Reason is the first-ever popular history of the RAND Corporation, written with full access to its archives.

Hazel can sense the dead trying to call out. But what secret do they have to share? And will she hear it before it’s too late? Find out in The Calling.

A Cook's Tour of
Today's China

Thomas H. Cook's
Latest Mystery

Behind the
RAND Corporation

Mystery's Irresistible
New Heroine

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Memoirs

Memoirs allow us to witness the intimate details of someone’s life. These powerful narratives will probably make you laugh or shed some tears, and, might inspire you to travel to a foreign country, swim with whales, or adopt a horse.

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Recommended Reading

In Raising Steaks, Betty Fussell saddles up for a spirited ride across America on the trail of our most iconic food.

When a world-famous writer dies, his best friend has to juggle the ensuing chaos of women, pets, and an unfinished masterpiece.

This new collection focuses on the best-known poems of Charles Simic, the fifteenth Poet Laureate of the United States.

Raising Steaks
Betty Fussell

The Executor
Michael Kruger

Sixty Poems
Charles Simic

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In the News

Harcourt's own Charles Simic has been named the new U.S. Poet Laureate! Simic's books include My Noiseless Entourage, The Voice at 3:00 A.M., and the forthcoming collections, That Little Something and Sixty Poems (Spring 2008). Simic is also the recipient of the Wallace Stevens Award, an annual award given by the Academy of American Poets!

“Hardly Knew Her" by Laura Lippman has been nominated for an Edgar Award for Best Short Story! The story appears in Otto Penzler’s Dead Man’s Hand!

Starting Out in the Evening is now playing in select theaters around the country. The film is adaptated from Brian Morton's acclaimed novel.

An Ocean of Air by Gabrielle Walker is a finalist for the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books! The prize celebrates outstanding science writing and illustration for children and young adults.

Harcourt has four New York Times bestsellers! Merle's Door by Ted Kerasote is #25, Chosen by a Horse by Susan Richards is #31, Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum is #22, and The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig is #33!