Publishers Lunch
The title story from two-time Booker winner Hilary Mantel's
forthcoming story collection The
Assassination of Margaret Thatcher will run in the September 28 edition of
the NYT Book Review, available online as of September 21. (A UK first serial of
the same story will run in The Telegraph on September 20.) The book of 10
stories publishes on September 30, issued in the US from Holt as a John
Macrae Book.
Editor of the NYTBR Pamela Paul told us by
email, "We would love to do more first serials and excerpts, albeit
selectively. Hilary Mantel is one of our most exciting contemporary writers,
one whose critical reception has been matched by an enthusiastic readership.
And this story, a shift from her two most recent historical novels, offers
writing her newer fans may find surprising and her loyal, longtime readers will
appreciate. All around, it seemed to us like a very welcome addition to the
Book Review, and a real treat for New York Times readers."
The title story has been embargoed due to
the first serial deals, and was not included in galleys of the book.
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