Cynthia Cannell Literary Agency

11/29/2022

A beautiful and haunting story from CCLA author Danielle Dutton in this week's issue of The New Yorker:

“Something is waiting to happen, I think. This is just the lull.”

09/20/2022

"Rodgers is never anything but candid, forgiving and witty. So, take a seat and let the curtain rise." Lovely to see SHY by Mary Rodgers and Jesse Green (out now from Farrar, Straus and Giroux) as one of Ron Charles' fall picks:

Our critic offers some fall reading recommendations, from a new novel by a Nobel Prize-winner, to the latest page-turner from a bestselling author of political thrillers.

08/31/2022

"[A] joyful chronicle of a life well lived and a box-seat view on some of the best, brightest, and most idiosyncratic creative minds of the 20th century.” Entertainment Weekly picks SHY by Mary Rodgers and Jesse Green as one of its "Best new books of August 2022":

Here are six of the most intriguing novels and deep-dive nonfiction — including Taylor Jenkins Reid's latest — to add to your queue in the last weeks of summer.

08/09/2022

Happy publication day to SHY, the memoirs of Mary Rodgers, written with Jesse Green. Enjoy an excerpt in The New York Times today:

In this excerpt from “Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers,” a Broadway musical is born at a summer camp.

07/19/2022

It's pub day for DEATH BY LANDSCAPE! Congratulations to Elvia Wilk on her "elegant and powerful" (—Publishers Weekly) collection. Come celebrate tonight at McNally Jackson Books. RSVP here:

July 19th 7pm McNally Jackson Seaport RSVP Required — details here From the acclaimed author of the novel Oval comes a book of “fan nonfiction” about living and writing in the age of extinction. In this constellation of essays, Elvia Wilk asks what kinds of narratives will help us rethink our ...

07/05/2022

An announcement from Cynthia Cannell:

05/17/2022

"Taken together, the essays are elegant and powerful. This one packs a punch." Thanks to Publishers Weekly for this terrific *starred* review of Elvia Wilk's DEATH BY LANDSCAPE, out in July from Soft Skull Press:

Novelist Wilk (Oval) brings together memoir and her literary criticism and reportage in this superb collection. The essays “have...

11/23/2021

"This cookbook... is my most-turned-to this year, and its pages have the tomato sauce splotches and translucent oil stains to prove it." NO-RECIPE RECIPES by Sam Sifton makes a wonderful gift, writes Vanity Fair:

Whether you’re gifting a collection of literary-inspired recipes or serving guests a cocktail from a compendium of jewel-toned drinks, these are the cookbooks that will keep spirits soaring.

11/18/2021

Whether you're in Chicago or somewhere else entirely, you'll be able to enjoy Padgett Powell in discussion with Book Post's Ann Kjellberg for a virtual event with The Seminary Co-op Bookstores on 12/9:

About the book: Gathering pieces written during the past three decades, Indigo ranges widely in subject matter and tone, opening with "Cleve Dean," which takes Padgett Powell to Sweden for the World Armwrestling Federation Championships, through to its closing title piece, which charts Powell's l...

11/09/2021

A very happy publication day to Padgett Powell and his first nonfiction collection INDIGO, out now from Catapult! The New York Times has a fantastic review from Christian Lorentzen:

The novelist’s first nonfiction book, “Indigo,” collects wide-ranging essays unified by his unmistakable voice.

10/26/2021

"[A] liberating take on cooking that yields delectably satisfying results." Here's Sam Sifton's THE NEW YORK TIMES COOKING NO-RECIPE RECIPES (Ten Speed Press) on Publishers Weekly's list of "Best Books 2021!"

Best lifestyle books, Black Food: Stories, Art, and Recipes from Across the African Diaspora [A Cookbook], Bryant Terry, Flavors of the Sun: The Sahadi’s Guide to Understanding, Buying, and Using Middle Eastern Ingredients, Christine Sahadi Whelan

10/14/2021

Enjoy Padgett Powell reading the first page of his forthcoming and first nonfiction collection INDIGO (out in November from Catapult), thanks to Poets & Writers: https://www.pw.org/content/indigo_arm_wrestling_snake_saving_and_some_things_in_between_by_padgett_powell