Press release – My Mother’s Son
February 14, 2018FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rachel Tarlow Gul Over the River Public Relations tarlowgul@nj.rr.com (201) 503-1321 Fig Tree Books LLC To Publish My Mother’s Son by David Hirshberg BEDFORD, NY (February 14, 2018) — Fig Tree Books LLC, publisher of the best literature of the American Jewish experience, announced today that it will publish My Mother’s Son, […]
Press release – A River Could Be A Tree
April 9, 2018Contact: Rachel Tarlow Gul Over the River Public Relations tarlowgul@nj.rr.com (201) 503-1321 Fig Tree Books LLC Acquires Angela Himsel’s A River Could Be a Tree: A Memoir With Foreword by Shulem Deen BEDFORD,NY (April 9, 2018) — Fig Tree Books LLC, publisher of the best literature of the American Jewish experience, announced today that it […]
“Insightful, Clever, Funny, and Compulsively Readable”: MY JEWISH YEAR by Abigail Pogrebin
March 14, 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Fredric Price Publisher FPrice@FigTreeBooks.net 914-234-2268 MY JEWISH YEAR: 18 HOLIDAYS, ONE WONDERING JEW by Abigail Pogrebin “To understand the Jewish calendar, Abigail Pogrebin immersed herself in its rhythms and rituals for a full twelve months. Her riveting account of this experience serves as a lively introduction to Judaism’s holidays […]
SAFEKEEPING Wins Jewish Public Library Award
September 26, 2016FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Fredric Price Publisher Email: FPrice@FigTreeBooks.net Twitter: @FigTreeBks Facebook: FigTreeBks +1-914-234-2268 SAFEKEEPING Wins the 2016 Mona Elaine Adilman Award for English Fiction and Poetry on a Jewish Theme BEDFORD, New York (September 26, 2016)—Today, Fig Tree Books LLC is delighted to announce that Safekeeping, a debut novel by Jessamyn Hope, has been recognized as the winner of […]
Award for THE SEA BEACH LINE
June 27, 2016FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Fredric Price Publisher Email: FPrice@FigTreeBooks.net Twitter: @FigTreeBks Facebook: FigTreeBks +1-914-234-2268 The Sea Beach Line Named INDIEFAB Book of the Year Bronze Award Winner BEDFORD, New York (June 27, 2016)—Today, Fig Tree Books LLC is pleased to announce that The Sea Beach Line, a novel by Ben Nadler, has been recognized as a Bronze winner […]
THE SEA BEACH LINE Named INDIEFAB Finalist
March 9, 2016FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Fredric Price Publisher Email: FPrice@FigTreeBooks.net Twitter: @FigTreeBks Facebook: FigTreeBks +1-914-234-2268 The Sea Beach Line Named Foreword Reviews’ 2015 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards Finalist BEDFORD, New York (March 9, 2016)—Today, Fig Tree Books LLC is pleased to announce that The Sea Beach Line, a novel by Ben Nadler, […]
FTB Acquires Abigail Pogrebin’s Memoir
February 9, 2016FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Fredric Price Publisher Email: FPrice@FigTreeBooks.net Twitter: @FigTreeBks Facebook: FigTreeBks +1-914-234-2268 Fig Tree Books LLC Acquires Abigail Pogrebin’s Memoir MY JEWISH YEAR: 18 HOLIDAYS, ONE WONDERING JEW Foreword by A. J. Jacobs BEDFORD, NY (February 9, 2016) — Fig Tree Books LLC, publishing the best literature of the American Jewish experience, […]
Fig Tree Books Re-Issues Edward Lewis Wallant’s Classic THE PAWNBROKER
November 10, 2015FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Fredric Price Publisher FPrice@FigTreeBooks.net or 914-234-2268 THE PAWNBROKER: A Novel by Edward Lewis Wallant “In the short time [Wallant] was writing – about three years wherein he considered himself and was considered a serious writer – he was counted as part of a brilliant group of postwar Jewish American writers […]
“A Mesmerizing Narrative”: THE SEA BEACH LINE by Ben Nadler
October 13, 2015FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Fredric Price Publisher FPrice@FigTreeBooks.net or 914-234-2268 THE SEA BEACH LINE: A NOVEL by Ben Nadler “[A] mesmerizing narrative that will speak to any readers who have tried to make sense of their parents’ lives or the secrets that people keep.”~Library Journal (starred review) BEDFORD, NY (October 13, 2015) — The […]
“An Intricate Tapestry of Love and Longing, Failure and Redemption”: SAFEKEEPING by Jessamyn Hope
June 9, 2015FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Fredric Price Publisher FPrice@FigTreeBooks.net or 914-234-2268 SAFEKEEPING by Jessamyn Hope “There is no writer whose first novel I have awaited more eagerly than Jessamyn Hope, and Safekeeping surpasses my expectations. It’s a brilliant and captivating novel about the past, the present, and the future, about love and legacy, and it […]
Fig Tree Books LLC to Expand Beyond Literary Fiction
June 8, 2015FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Fredric Price Founder and Publisher +1-914-234-2268 FPrice@FigTreeBooks.net FIG TREE BOOKS LLC TO EXPAND BEYOND LITERARY FICTION BEDFORD, NY (June 8, 2015) — Fig Tree Books, a new publishing house focusing on exploring the diverse American Jewish experience, announced that it is now accepting memoirs and young-adult and graphic-novel manuscripts in addition […]
Gripping, Intelligent, and Timely: Jonathan Papernick’s THE BOOK OF STONE
May 12, 2015FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Fredric Price Publisher FPrice@FigTreeBooks.net or 914-234-2268 THE BOOK OF STONE by Jonathan Papernick “This intelligent and timely thriller is told through a Jewish prism, but Papernick’s persuasive insights into the nature of fanaticism and its destructive consequences could be applied to any ideology. Highly recommended.”—Library Journal (starred review) “A […]
Fig Tree Books LLC Announces Fall 2015 List
April 29, 2015FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Fredric Price, Founder and Publisher 1-914-234-2268 or FPrice@FigTreeBooks.net FIG TREE BOOKS LLC ANNOUNCES FALL 2015 LIST Books include a new edition of Edward Lewis Wallant’s classic THE PAWNBROKER and THE SEA BEACH LINE, a novel by emerging talent Ben Nadler BEDFORD, NY (April 29, 2015)— Fig Tree Books, a new […]
“Landmark Legal Thriller” Re-published by Fig Tree Books
April 14, 2015FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Fredric Price, Publisher Fig Tree Books FPrice@FigTreeBooks.net, 914-234-2268 “Landmark Legal Thriller” Re-published by Fig Tree Books COMPULSION by Meyer Levin with Foreword by Marcia Clark and Introduction by Gabriel Levin “…this re-released classic is an unforgettable, heart-wrenching story of murder….it still shocks everyone that murderers will attempt to ‘get […]
Mythic Novel from Acclaimed Author and NPR Contributor
March 17, 2015Alan Cheuse joins forces with Fig Tree Books LLC, a new independent press with the mission to publish the best fiction of the American Jewish experience, to issue PRAYERS FOR THE LIVING (March 17, 2015; trade paperback; $15.95).
Fig Tree Books Announces Imprint and Spring 2015 List
September 22, 2014Fig Tree Books, a new publishing house focusing on literary fiction exploring the diverse American Jewish experience, announced its inaugural list for the spring 2015 season.