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Author Judith Heimann discusses her recounting of flyboys and tribesmen uniting against the Japanese during WWII, The Airmen and the Headhunters.

Mr. Mutt has the answer to every doggy dilemma! Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel talk about the real-life influences behind their latest book.

A young boy tells the story of his family and the history of his people in The Konkans. Tony D’Souza discusses his life and family in our interview.

Spend a week at Camp in A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever.
Learn what inspired Marla Frazee to create this picture book in our interview.

A Forgotten Tale
of World War II

Mr. Mutt,
Canine Counselor

Coming to America

Best week ever

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As detectives Grayson and Walker investigate a violent murder, they uncover the secrets of a family blighted by a lust for wealth and power and by its perverted sexuality.

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.

Gone to Ground
John Harvey

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!