Hacking Your Education - on sale March 5th! Dale Stephens, author of Hacking Your Education, appeared on The Today Show to discuss his new book. Watch the interview below to learn the secrets to the success of "hackademics" who prepare themselves for the real world without a college degree. Stephens proves you can reach your dreams now, rather than waiting for life to start after “graduation” day. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Continue reading

Drawing Your Life - Pre-order now! Some people keep a written journal. Others collect photographs or create scrapbooks. Many post memories and ideas and random thoughts online. However, the truly intrepid will “draw” their lives. Drawing Your Life is a unique guided journal that encourages you to discover the meaning and joy in the mundane. And now, for a limited time only, if you pre-order Drawing Your Life by March 4th at 7pm EST you will receive even more ways to make the ordinary into the extraordinary! Freebies with proof of pre-order include: Author's daily podcast Free online courses from... Continue reading

7 Steps to Save Your Financial Life Now- On sale now! Whether you have a savings or checking account, a 401(k), an IRA, a college fund, or dollars stuffed under the mattress, you are an investor. But you are losing every day that you sit back and let others make decisions about your money. Smart investing is not nearly as difficult or complicated as some might lead you to believe, and bestselling author Dan Solin is here to help. Continue reading

Drawing Your Life - On sale March 5th! Some people keep a written journal. Others collect photographs or create scrapbooks. Many post memories and ideas and random thoughts online. However, the truly intrepid will “draw” their lives. Drawing Your Life is a unique guided journal that encourages you to discover the meaning and joy in the mundane. See before your eyes how the ordinary becomes the extraordinary, starting with this video! Continue reading

Enter to win a prize pack of all the tools you need to entertain at the holidays! Celebrate in style this holiday season! Here's your chance to win just what you need to make it a party to remember. Prizes include copies of To Have and Have Another, The Curious World of Wine, and It's Not You, It's Brie as well as a corkscrew, cheeseboard, coasters, and a cocktail shaker. Don't miss out. Enter now! Continue reading

Found in Translation - on sale now! Translation. It’s everywhere we look, but seldom seen—until now. Found in Translation reveals the surprising and complex ways that translation shapes the world. From holy books to hurricane warnings, from poetry to peace treaties, Found in Translation illustrates how translation spreads culture and fuels the economy. Continue reading

Galloping Gourmet still has his old moves, and a few new ones This article was originally published on austin360.com. Interview by Renee Studebaker When I was 12, I fell a little bit in love with the "Galloping Gourmet." Maybe it was his dreamy British accent. Or his charming, slightly naughty, banter. Or maybe I was just enchanted by the idea of a handsome, witty man who could cook. At that time (1969), I didn't know that most professional chefs were men. The men I knew - in particular the ones I was related to - might cook an occasional steak... Continue reading

Do you live in Manhattan? Near Manhattan? Somewhere on the east coast? Make your way to the Housing Works Bookstore on Crosby street on September 4th and join us for an evening of hilarity hosted by Dan Wilbur, creator of BetterBookTitles.com. Click here for more details! Continue reading

Quinn Cummings's recent essay in The Wall St. Journal has sparked lots of comments -- and the coverage has only just begun. As the on-sale date approaches for The Year of Learning Dangerously, we're gearing up for more lively discussion on the topic of homeschooling. Stay tuned, and feel free to join the conversation. Continue reading

Tattoo a Banana - On sale now! Phil Hansen, author of Tattoo a Banana is a finalist for a TED Talk ! Watch his inspiring video below and rate it here. Learn how to turn everything and anything into art with this interactive creativity book by YouTube sensation Phil Hansen. Part handbook and part manifesto, this engaging, inspiring, and downright entertaining book takes us inside the mind of a groundbreaking artist—and encourages us to create, reimagine, and make something out of (almost) nothing. Continue reading

Tattoo a Banana - On sale now! Learn how to turn everything and anything into art with this interactive creativity book by YouTube sensation Phil Hansen. Part handbook and part manifesto, this engaging, inspiring, and downright entertaining book takes us inside the mind of a groundbreaking artist—and encourages us to create, reimagine, and make something out of (almost) nothing. Continue reading

F My Life World Tour - On sale now! From the phenomenally popular FMyLife.com comes F My Life World Tour. It’s a fact of life: No matter how lame, embarrassing, or downright crappy your day has been, someone else, somewhere on earth, has had it worse. In this case, the book has had it worse. Watch this book have the worst day of its life, and get ready to feel a little better at its expense. Continue reading

Kids Beyond Limits - On sale now! In Kids Beyond Limits, Anat Baniel uses the latest brain research to help children with special needs. Through the Anat Baniel Method, children with all types of disorders are able to see results. Watch this video to see how this method has helped children move beyond their developmental limitations and maximize their potential.   Continue reading

Goldie Hawn, author of 10 Mindful Minutes, talked about her book on CBS This Morning. 10 Mindful Minutes is on sale now! Continue reading

Hogan Gorman, author of Hot Cripple, was interviewed on The Daily Ticker about hot-button health care issues as well as her own battle with the health care system. Hot Cripple is on sale now! Continue reading

Europe on 5 Wrong Turns a Day is coming out in April. This trailer will give you a little taste of what's to come! Europe on 5 Wrong Turns a Day is available for pre-order now! Buy it in stores on April 3rd. Continue reading

Hogan Gorman, author of Hot Cripple, was recently interviewed on The Dylan Ratigan Show on MSNBC. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Continue reading

We are proud to announce that Wreck This App has won the David Award for Best Digital Product! Thanks to all who voted! ___________________________ Continue reading

This article was originally published on Penguin.com. by Amy Spencer Here’s what I learned from writing my second book: It takes me about ten minutes to know if I’m “writing right.” When I was writing the first draft of my new book Bright Side Up: 100 Ways to Be Happier Right Now, some days I’d sit down and clomp at the keys for ten minutes before realizing that all I’d really written was a long, bad, clunky caption. And, anyway, wasn’t it time to refresh my Facebook page? And file down the nail I’d been nervously gnawing all morning? In... Continue reading

 The annual Penguin awards, The Davids, are just around the corner! For the first time, voting is now open to the public. So make your voices heard and vote for Perigee! Voting ends February 17th, so get it while it's hot. Our nominees are Beasties, Word as Image, and Wreck this App. Winners will be announced in early March. www.penguin.com/thedavids Continue reading

We're so proud of Perigee author Jesse Saperstein, author of Atypical -- and now creator of this new anti-bullying video. Whether he's writing, speaking, or skydiving, he is always fearless, generous, and inspiring. Go, Jesse! Continue reading

Chris St. Hilaire – Don’t be afraid of the silence | Smart Business. This article was originally published on http://www.sbnonline.com. by Chris St. Hilaire Imagine you had a secret power that could calm frazzled colleagues, foster teamwork and help you manage conflict. Not only would this power be versatile, it would also be invisible. To ignite this power, you would merely need to do … nothing. That’s the power of silence. The best politicians know all about silence; just watch them being interviewed. Notice how they pause after a difficult question, appear to think about it, and then finally give... Continue reading

Get your finance questions answered by expert Dan Solin, author of THE SMARTEST MONEY BOOK YOU’LL EVER READ. He’ll be hosting a live video chat on January 11 at 3 pm EST. All you have to do is like the Mint.com Facebook page to participate! The Smartest Money Book You'll Ever Read is available now. Continue reading

Posted by John Duff I hadn’t meant for this first blog of 2012 to be about New Year resolutions but Art Markman’s interview with USA Today (for publication of his book, Smart Thinking), nudged me in that direction since it focused on one of my own issues, multitasking, that he calls “one of the evils of the modern world.” It seems to me that many people in the publishing industry multitask by default. We aren’t unique, but we do juggle many different aspects of our jobs and have to respond to a stream of demands from different quarters simultaneously. The... Continue reading

Posted by Linda Lombardi, author of Animals Behaving Badly Reporting on the truth about our fellow creatures is a lonely job. Despite my best efforts to expose their bad habits and character flaws, they still seem to get nothing but good press. One day, yet another book about a puppy hits the best-seller list. The next, another cute animal photo goes viral. And last week, we had a story by the Associated Press about gift-buying plans for the holiday season. The article contained the results of a poll revealing that pet owners have budgeted an average of $46 for gifts... Continue reading