Tina brown of tina brown live media holly petersons the idea of him is the perfect novel if you want to plunge into great dialogue, a twisting and unexpected plot, shady wall street schemes, betrayal, girl friends and sex. The idea of him is a comingofage book for grown ups. Her big project is the fulton film festival, whose big investor is max rowland, a texas garage magnet who just finished serving a prison sentence for. The night also offered the opportunity to host author holly petersons new book, the idea of him. Peterson has worked as a contributing editor for newsweek, an editoratlarge for talk magazine, and as an emmy awardwinning producer for abc news, where she. Novelist holly peterson at the beach near her hamptons, new york, home, which was decorated by kimberly hall. Holly petersons the idea of him book party getty images. Holly peterson has written a gripping, sophisticated story of high life suspense that kept me riveted till id finished. New york times bestselling author thrills with another pageturnerthe idea of him. Whats a park avenue working mom to do when her troubled son desperately needs a male role model and her husband is a power workaholic. Novelist holly peterson talks about new york, power. Recipes and menus for entertaining outdoors, is out may 24. Last year, she curated an outdoor cooking book, smoke and fire. New york times bestseller peterson the manny, 2007 presents the tale of a pr executive who experiences a wakeup call when a mysterious woman challenges her to face reality and rearrange her priorities.
She wrote the idea of him and the new york times bestseller the manny and smoke and fire. See upcoming books and the bestselling by the author here. In the meantime, you can check out our interview with holly and read an excerpt over at holly petersons. In the meantime, preorder your copy of the idea of him and join our book club on april 1 to discuss the novel. Joan cooney and pete peterson invite you to celebrate. In holly petersons new novel, the idea of him william morrow paperbacks. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Holly petersons life is an urban safarishes constantly observing. Holly peterson is the author of the idea of him and the new york times bestseller the manny. Captivating and seductive, told in the whipsmart voice of a woman who is working hard to keep her parenting and career on track, the idea of him is a novel of conspiracy, intrigue, and intense passion and discovering your greatest strength through your deepest fears. In 2014, she published the idea of him and the new york times bestseller the manny in 2007. Her writing has been published in the new york times, newsweek, talk, the daily beast, vogue. Brimming with highfinance intrigues and manhattan glamour, petersons latest release is a story. Holly peterson is the new york times bestselling author of six books. Her stepfather, michael carlisle, is a partner at the book publishing company inkwell management. Summer party tips from an expert in outdoor entertaining. Joan cooney and pete peterson celebrate holly petersons.
Author holly peterson worked at abc news for more than a decade before becoming a novelist. Holly peterson holly peterson is the author of the idea of him and the new. The author of the novel the idea of him finds that, after her divorce, a new passion for surfing and bold splashes of color are the ultimate restoratives. Joan cooney and pete peterson invite you to celebrate holly. Transcript for holly peterson is back with the idea of him this transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate. Holly delighted guests with a book signing, and even used characters from her book as guests at one of the elegant place settings throughout the store. Her stepmother is joan ganz cooney, the cocreator of the childrens television program sesame street.
Elin hilderbrand, author of beautiful day holly peterson has written a gripping, sophisticated story of high life suspense that. Novelist holly peterson talks about new york, power trippers, and love. New york times bestseller peterson the manny, 2007 presents the tale of a pr executive who experiences a wakeup call when a mysterious woman challenges her to face reality and rearrange her priorities at 34, new york city resident allie crawford strives to balance a career and family, but lately, shes been doing the lions share of the work. Captivating and seductive, told in the whipsmart voice of a woman who is working hard to keep her parenting and career on track, the idea of him is a novel of conspiracy, intrigue, and intense passionand discovering your greatest strength through your deepest fears. She was a contributing editor for newsweek, an editoratlarge for talk magazine and an emmy awardwinning producer for abc news, where she spent more than a decade covering global politics. In the idea of him, holly peterson whose debut novel, the manny, was a bestseller once again demonstrates her considerable skill in writing about relationships without being predictable or cloying. Lr ghislaine maxwell, caryn zucker, peter brown and barbara walters attend holly petersons the idea of him book party at the four seasons on april 2, 2014 in new york city. Make sure to double check the latest book price before buying books to read. Holly peterson is the author of the may 2017 social satire fiction release, it happens in the hamptons. Holly peterson home hamptons home of holly peterson. Holly peterson is the new york times bestselling author the manny. Joan ganz cooney and peter peterson host a celebration for holly petersons new book, manny june 21, 2007. Holly peterson is the author of the new york times bestseller the manny and the upcoming the idea of him.
In 2016, she curated an outdoor cooking book, assoulines smoke and fire. If shes like jamie whitfield, the gutsy heroine of holly petersons astute new comedy of manners among the illma. This book explores falling in love with the idea of someone rather than the person themselvesand how we cope with reality once we wake up. Holly peterson is the author of it happens in the hamptons, a work of fastpaced social satire about a summer community. I love writing about rich people, holly peterson author of the idea of him, said at michael bravermans house in east hampton the other night. Pull up a beach chair and stick your toes in the sand as the jersey surf rolls in and out, now open your book and. Holly peterson gathered male pals at omars in the west village for a reading of her novel, the idea of him. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the idea of him. After a decade as an emmyaward winning producer for abc news primetime, holly peterson worked as tina browns righthand woman at talk. Holly peterson is back with the idea of him ny times bestselling author of the manny dives into love and how the 1 percent of america lives. What may seem like your typical chicklit fare at first glance quickly shows itself to be anything but. Youll also find the deals on books by holly peterson. The idea of him is hugely enjoyable and vividly satisfying. Maybe shes fallen in love not with wade, but with the idea of him.
Paul haggis, hamish bowles and david kuhn gathered as joel schumacher. Observing a park avenue working mom falling for the help had me both touched and tormented with laughter. Lesley stahl, cbs news 60 minutes anchor the idea of him is a deeply intriguing book filled with hilarious social satire. Book to screen in the news video interviews fully booked podcast. In holly petersons newest novel, the idea of him, allie is a pr whiz, toiling away for years for murray hillsinger and his clients, mostly people in the entertainment business who want a higher profile or who want people to forget their misdeeds.
Her latest novel, its hot in the hamptons was published in may 2019 by william morrow. Interview with holly peterson, author of the idea of him. Holly peterson, the new york times best selling author of the manny, has just released her new book, the idea of him, a story filled with intrigue, crime, betrayal and empowerment within the. Patrick mcmullan company photographs a diverse range of events each week, some of which are pmc exclusives, and distributes images worldwide. In 2014, she published the idea of him and of the new york times bestseller the manny in 2007. Holly peterson holly peterson is the author of the idea of him and the new york times. Do you think falling for the idea of him is a strictly feminine trap, or do you think men also fall prey to the idea of a partner rather than the reality. Thanks to william morrow, we have three copies for some lucky us readers. New york, ny july 20, 2019 holly petersons newest novel, its hot in the hamptons, was celebrated at a summer cocktails and book signing party on saturday, at the southampton ralph lauren store. Holly peterson is also the author of the new york times bestseller the manny. Please note that the information or price displayed here may not be the updated.
Holly petersons debut is a fabulously sharp skewering of the sillyrich in new york. Petersons ability to deliver a revealing, if bizarre, slice of high society both on the page and for the book s promotion may explain, more than any literary credentials, why she received. Holly peterson is the author the may 2017 social satire fiction release, it happens in the hamptons. Holly peterson is back with the idea of him video abc news. Holly peterson was born in 1964 chicago, illinois, the daughter of peter george peterson and psychologist sally peterson. Maybe shes fallen in love not with wadebut with the idea of him. In holly petersons delicious new novel the idea of him, a woman discovers that the man she married isnt quite the prince she thought he was. With tulips galore, sparkling crystal, and the finest of table settings, the evening was. We have giveaways and live chats planned in conjunction of the release of the idea of him. Captivating and seductive, told in the whipsmart voice of a woman who is working hard to keep her parenting and career on track, the idea of him is a novel of conspiracy, intrigue and intense passion and discovering your greatest strength through your deepest fears. Its fastpaced and intriguing, glamorous and real not only a great, great read but a tutorial in how to be your own best friend. As a contributing editor to newsweek magazine, holly acts as an inhouse producer and story editor using her extensive rolodex to bring in highprofile stories. Elin hilderbrand, author of beautiful day holly peterson has written a gripping. The idea of him by holly peterson book club discussion.