Books - Bernstein Literary Agency

Our Books

A select list of some of the books our agency has placed and the publishers who acquired them and their date of publication or future publication.

Into the Amazon by Larry Rohter

May 30, 2023

Into the Amazon | The Life of Cândido Rondon, Trailblazing Explorer, Scientist, Statesman, and Conservationist by Larry Rohter tells the story of acclaimed Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon. A thrilling biography of the Indigenous Brazilian explorer, scientist, stateseman, and conservationist who guided Theodore Roosevelt on his journey down the River of Doubt.

I Have No Enemies: The Life and Legacy of Liu Xiaobo

I Have No Enemies by Perry Link and Wu Dazhi

May 10, 2023

Forthcoming in June, 2023 ~ I Have No Enemies | The Life and Legacy of Liu Xiaobo by Perry Link and Wu Dazhi is a fascinating biography of Liu, a Chinese political and human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. A powerful record of Liu’s life and times, this book also tells the story of a generation of Chinese intellectuals who sought a better way forward.

Murder in Manchuria by Scott D. Seligman

April 7, 2023

Forthcoming in October 2023 Murder in Manchuria | The True Story of a Jewish Virtuoso, Russian Fascists, a French Diplomat, and a Japanese Spy in Occupied China by Scott D. Seligman, a real-life murder mystery set in China. Part cold-case thriller and part social history, the true, tragic saga of Semyon Kaspé is told in the context of the larger, improbable story of the lives of the twenty thousand Jews who called Harbin home at the beginning of the twentieth century.

Into Siberia: George Kennen's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia by Gregory Wallance

Into Siberia by Gregory Wallance

April 1, 2023

Forthcoming in December 2023 Into Siberia | George Kennen's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia by Gregory Wallance details the story of George Kennan's discovery of the plight of exiles in Russia. This book that ranks with the greatest adventure stories, is a thrilling work of history about one man’s harrowing journey and the light it shone on some of history’s most heinous human rights abuses.

Victorious in Defeat by Alexander V. Pantsov and Steven I. Levine

March 21, 2023

Victorious in Defeat | The Life and Times of Chiang Kai-shek, China, 1887-1975 by Alexander V. Pantsov and Steven I. Levine looks back on the life of Chinese leader Chiang Kai-Shek. The authors shed new light on the role played by the Russians in Chiang’s political career as well as on Chiang’s complex relationship with top officials of the United States

Thinking Critically in College: The Essential Handbook for Student Success

Thinking Critically in College by Louis E. Newman

March 7, 2023

Thinking Critically in College | The Essential Handbook for Student Success by Louis E. Newman is an important and helpful guide for any college student. Professors expect students not just to absorb material, but to analyze and synthesize it, to consider multiple perspectives, to evaluate conflicting evidence, and then to apply what they’ve learned in new contexts. Newman explains how to do all this and more.

Deadly Quiet City by Murong Xuecun

March 7, 2023

Deadly Quiet City | True Stories from Wuhan by Murong Xuecun follows the author's time in Wuhan, China at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the tradition of Dan Baum’s bestselling Nine Lives, Deadly Quiet City focuses on the remarkable stories of eight people in Wuhan.

The Disappeared: Remnants of a Dirty War by Sam Ferguson

The Disappeared by Sam Ferguson

March 1, 2023

Forthcoming in July 2023 The Disappeared | Remnants of a Dirty War by Sam Ferguson chronicles the genocide in Argentina and the way the country has handled its recovery. Using a recent human rights trial as his lens, Sam Ferguson addresses two central questions of our age: How is mass atrocity possible, and What should be done in its wake?

Wilderness Tales: Forty Stories Of The North American Wild Edited by Diana Fuss

Wilderness Tales edited by Diana Fuss

February 28, 2023

Wilderness Tales | Forty Stories Of The North American Wild edited by Diana Fuss is a compilation of short stories, all rich with details of the wilderness in North America. Fuss has gathered a dazzling collection of timeless classics and contemporary discoveries summoning up our close and imagined encounters with all things wild.

Victims of the Cultural Revolution: Testimonies of China's Tragedy by Wang Youqin

Victims of the Cultural Revolution by Wang Youqin

February 23, 2023

Victims of the Cultural Revolution | Testimonies of China's Tragedy by Wang Youqin details with individual accounts, the horror the of the Cultural Revolution against the citizens of China. Documenting the deaths of over six hundred individuals, Victims of the Cultural Revolution calls on us to remember the evil ideological fanaticism wreaks and pays tribute to all those who suffered.

India is Broken: A People Betrayed, Independence Today by Ashoka Mody

India is Broken by Ashoka Mody

February 14, 2023

India is Broken | A People Betrayed, Independence to Today by Ashoka Mody explores the ongoing economic challenges in India. Mody proposes a path forward that is fraught with its own peril, but which nevertheless offers something resembling hope.

The Last Secret of the Secret Annex by Joop van Wijk-Voskuijl and Jeroen De Bruyn

February 1, 2023

Forthcoming in May, 2023 The Last Secret of the Secret Annex | The Untold Story of Anne Frank, Her Silent Protector, and a Family Betrayal by Joop van Wijk-Voskuijl and Jeroen De Bruyn looks deeper into the stories surrounding the Frank family and those protecting them in the secret annex.