Please tune in as we chat online with \;New York Times \;bestselling author Amor Towles about his incredible body of work. \;
\nRules of Civility\, published in 2011\, was a \;New York Times \;bestseller and was named by the \;Wall St reet Journal \;as one of the year's best books. The book has been tran slated into over 15 languages and was optioned by Lionsgate to be made int o a feature film. Towles&rsquo\;s second novel\, \;A Gentleman in Mosc ow\, published in 2016\, was on the \;New York Times \;bestseller list for two years and was named one of the best books of 2016 by the \;Chicago Tribune\, the \;Washington Post\, the \;Philadelphia Inq uirer\, \;the \;San Francisco Chronicle\, and \;NPR. The book has been translated into over 35 languages. The novel was optioned by Ente rtainment One via Tom Harper&rsquo\;s company Popcorn Storm Pictures to be made into a 6-8 hour miniseries for Paramount+ and Showtime starring Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead\, set to premiere in Spring 2024.&nb sp\; Most recently\, in 2021\, \;The Lincoln Highway \;debuted at #1 on the \;New York Times \;bestseller list and was a \;Today Show\, &ldquo\;Read with Jenna&rdquo\; book club pick as well as one of t he \;New York Times \;100 Notable Books of 2021\, a \;Washingt on Post \;&ldquo\;Best Book of the Year\,&rdquo\; one of Barack Obama& rsquo\;s favorite books of 2021\, #1 on Amazon&rsquo\;s list of &ldquo\;Be st Books of the Year\,&rdquo\; and was one of Bill Gates&rsquo\; &ldquo\;5 Great Books for the Summer.&rdquo\; His books have sold more than 6 milli on copies worldwide and have been heralded as irresistible\, marvelous\, a nd gorgeously crafted books of beauty. \;
\nAbout the Author: Bo rn and raised in the Boston area\, Amor Towles graduated from Yale College and received an MA in English from Stanford University. As well as\, \;Rules of Civility\, \;A Gentleman in Moscow\, and \;The Lincoln Highway\, Mr. Towles is also the author of the ebook \;You Have Arrive d at Your Destination\, part of Amazon's Forward collection. He also edite d and wrote the introduction for \;The Mysterious Bookshop Presents Th e Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2023 \;(Mysterious Press/Penzler Pu blishers\, September 19\, 2023). His next book\, \;Table for Two\, is a collection of short stories to be published in April 2024. Mr. Towles is the 2023 Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished \; Author Award recipient. Having worked as an investment professional for over twenty years\, Mr. To wles now devotes himself full-time to writing in Manhattan\, where he live s with his wife and two children.
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