Two different Random House divisions will be releasing a new Salman Rushdie novel and two new John Grisham thrillers later this year.
Little Random will publish Rushdie’s The Golden House in September. According to RH, in the novel, “Rushdie weaves together a gripping story of life over the last eight years: the rise of the Tea Party, Gamergate and identity politics; the backlash against political correctness; and the insurgence of a ruthlessly ambitious, narcissistic, media-savvy villain sporting makeup and colored hair."
Will Murphy, RH executive editor, acquired U.S. rights from Andrew Wylie at the Wylie Agency. Murphy called The Golden House “astounding, timely, and extraordinarily moving.”
Over at Doubleday, the company said it will publish Grisham’s 30th novel, Camino Island, on June 5, which will be followed by an as yet unnamed thriller in October. Both books have an announced first printing of 1.5 million copies.
“We are thrilled to be publishing two books by John Grisham in 2017,” said Sonny Mehta, chairman and editor in chief of Knopf. He called Camino Island “a caper of the highest form.” The second book, Mehta said, “is one of John’s classic, suspense-filled legal thrillers and we’ll have more to share soon.”
