Date posted: August 8

Painting the Wild Frontier: The Art and Adventures of George Catlin, by Susanna Reich, was published in August 2008 by Clarion Books. It received starred reviews in Booklist, School Library Journal, and Kirkus.

The 19th-century artist George Catlin painted Indian tribes from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego. The biography features Catlin's own paintings, as well as archival prints and photographs.

A discussion guide is available at www.susannareich.com.

Date posted: August 25

In September 2008, FSG will publish Alix Kates Shulman’s critically acclaimed new memoir, To Love What Is: A Marriage Transformed. In this memoir, Shulman describes the ongoing anxieties, risks, and surprising rewards she experiences as she cares for her sick husband.

For more information, please visit www.alixkshulman.com