'We want to be attentive to every book and publish it fully,' Arthur said. Arthur plans to publish 15 to 20 titles annually and will release 14 titles this inaugural year. 'I was very lucky to have a roster of really great authors,' she said, 'who were gracious enough to agree to join the imprint.' Among the writers on Reagan Arthur Books' future lists: Sherman Alexie, who is working on the novel Fire with Fire Josh Bazell, who is writing a sequel to his novel Beat the Reaper Kathleen Kent, whose debut, The Heretic's Daughter, was a national bestseller and Eleanor Catton, whose first novel, The Rehearsal, was recently shortlisted in the U.K. Writers whose books will be published on upcoming lists include Kate Atkinson, author of the Whitbread winner Behind the Scenes at the Museum and the bestselling Case Histories George Pelecanos, novelist and writer for the HBO series The Wire and Elin Hilderbrand, author of a series of bestselling novels set on Nantucket-all of whom Arthur has worked with at Little, Brown. Similarly, Reagan Arthur Books' authors are a mix-some are well-known, award-winning and established, while others are new names. While they are in very different subjects and categories, 'they are linked by strong voices and storytelling,' Arthur said. (For more on these books, see below.) Reflecting the eclectic tastes of Reagan Arthur herself, the imprint's books share some important common qualities. The high-powered titles coming out in the next several months include Marriage and Other Acts of Charity by Kate Braestrup, Doors Open by Ian Rankin, Black Hills by Dan Simmons, Still Midnight by Denise Mina and Next by James Hynes. Reagan Arthur Books launches with the publication of The Unnamed by Joshua Ferris this week. And then there's the moment of looking forward to your future together imagining the cover, spreading the word, wondering who else will love it.' With her new eponymous imprint at Little, Brown, she aims to have all of us falling in love with a terrific mix of literary fiction, crime and commercial fiction as well as narrative nonfiction. You have that spark of recognition, of hope, of excitement. When asked to describe discovering a new book, Reagan Arthur unhesitatingly answers: 'It's like falling in love.

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