Peter Schweizer Interview Interview with Rosemary Drisdelle November 28, 2011 From the worm to the mite, from the single cell of sinister purpose to the complex biological machines that dig, crawl, swim and fly, parasitic organisms have been around more or less since there were other living things to mooch off of. That they have evolved so widely, yet with such singular adaptations to the hosts they invade, is testament to the boundless specialization that can be achieved by creatures often so simple in their own design it almost defies rational analysis. Almost, but not quite, as parasitologist Rosemary Drisdelle makes abundantly clear in her new book Parasites: Tales of humanity’s most unwelcome guests (University of California Press). Her research spans examination of Biblical pestilence, wars, the environmental impact of human migration and industrialization, and detailed analysis of modern food and water supplies that are will make you (briefly) never want to eat or drink again. More importantly, however, she digs deep (sorry about that) into the complex and sometimes even beneficial relationships between parasites and their hosts, which have induced numerous positive developments in agriculture, infrastructure, and even law enforcement (CSI, eat your heart out—oops). So for all those who skip over John Hurt’s big dinner scene in Alien, sink your teeth into this book, and some well-cured beef jerky, if you dare. Read more Advance Praise for The Big Dogs "Exquisitely researched, flawlessly narrated, The Big Dogs is great storytelling. I loved it." Deon Meyer, author of Trackers and Heart of the Hunter "The Big Dogs, Adams Dunn's latest novel, is a fun, futuristic look at Wall Street and the people who steal our money from us. Sexy, boisterous, hilarious and inventive. And suspenseful, too. Dogs is a worthy successor to Dunn's debut , Rivers of Gold. Dunn's raucous, kinky, over-the-top writing style is highly infectious. You won't think about organic soap in the same way ever again. Or your financial future. A good, solid tale of modern greed." Robert Whiting, author of Tokyo Underworld: The fast life and hard times of an American gangster in Japan "In The Big Dogs, Adam Dunn sets up shop at the intersection of Bret Easton Ellis, Tom Clancy, and The Wall Street Journal. He's treading a globe-sized grindstone with this one, and he's got an armload of axes. Watch the sparks fly." Sean Doolittle, author of Safer and Lake Country "Dunn’s second novel The Big Dogs is even better than his first, Rivers of Gold. In the spooky after-crash ruins of New York City in 2014, paranoid hedge-fund wizards chase a saintly geek who bears the codes to a super-Ponzi scheme. Also in pursuit, this time on a global canvas, are weary cops and multi-polar hitmen from a dozen rival countries. Dunn creates his clowns with a unique over-the-top satire, like Picasso on crack. This grim but raucous future-noir is interspersed with hilarious sex, and mellow passages revealing a brilliant writer, with his devilment in the details." Sterling Seagrave, author of Gold Warriors: America’s secret recovery of Yamashita’s gold and Dragon Lady: The life and legend of the last empress of China Foreign Rights Sales for Rivers of Gold Russian rights to AST Publishers (see the cover) Italian rights to Il Saggiatore

Deon Meyer Interview Interview with Anna Reid November 16 , 2011 The Second World War is full of historical black holes. That is to say, the war contained numerous instances of crimes so heinous, savagery so unbridled, they simply defy rational analysis. Indeed, their very existence drives generations of scholars to search for answers to the unfathomable. Babi Yar. Auschwitz. Nanking. Bataan. And, of course, Leningrad, site of the largest and most horrific siege in modern history, in which mass starvation induced by the Nazi encirclement of the city over nearly three years caused one of the highest single episodes of civilian deaths outside of aerial bombardment during the entire war. Hunger drove those trapped in the city to death, to cannibalism, and in a final small instance, even cannibalism for profit. Anna Reid’s new book Leningrad: The epic siege of World War II, 1941-1944 (Walker), draws on sources not previously available to scholars of the siege (such as Harrison Salisbury, whose 1969 book The 900 Days has hitherto been considered the bible on the subjects by academic and military historians alike), and the result is a shattering, devastating portrayal at the individual level--both Russian and German--of man’s bottomless capacity for inhumanity. Dig in. Read more From The Big Dogs, by Adam Dunn BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE AGAIN 25 January 2014 11:15 AM EST Two months to the day after Thanksgiving, Miss Grace Yunqué, of East Elmhurst, Queens, rose late on her day off, fixed herself brunch, then boarded the westbound M60 bus at 23rd Avenue. She preferred taking the bus whenever she could. The subways saved time, but were fraught with risk. Despite a heavy police presence underground at key times and terminals, the cop coverage tended to thin out to nothingness towards the outer boroughs, and unless there was someone with a badge and gun on the platform with her, she simply didn’t feel safe on the subways any more. Read more About Adam Dunn Adam Dunn, author of Rivers of Gold, is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in eighteen publications in four countries, including the San Francisco Chronicle, BBC News Online, CNN.com, and the South China Morning Post. He lives with his family in New York City. © 2011 Michele Serchuk