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REVIEW FROM PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Eliasberg’s fast-paced, insightful debut explores one woman’s anxiety about helping to create the world’s first nuclear weapon. Dr. Hannah Weiss, a Jew who escaped Nazi Germany, works with the Americans on the atom bomb in 1945 Los Alamos, N.Mex., where, thanks to her exceptional talent and strong personality, she fends off men’s flirtations and chauvinistic assumptions.…
Read MoreHebrew Rights to Hannah’s War Sold to Adel Books
Adel Books is an imprint of Modan Publishing House, Israel’s leading publishing house. Modan is known for its high-quality translated titles. Jan Eliasberg’s Hannah’s War joins their distinguished list of translated literary fiction, including authors Julian Barnes, Samuel Beckett, Raymond Carver, Jeffrey Eugenides, Karl Ove Knausgård, Yan Martel, Cormac McCarthy, Herta Muller, George Simenon, Leïla…
Read MorePre-Publication Party
Co-hosts John Turturro, Tony Shalhoub, and Little, Brown introduce Jan Eliasberg, author of Hannah’s War at the Pre-Publication party in Manhattan. Photos by Hayley Bruck
Read MorePre-publication party on November 7th
There will be a Pre-publication party on November 7th in honor of Hannah’s War author Jan Eliasberg. Emmy Award Winning Actor Tony Shalhoub and Palme D’Or winner John Turturro will be hosting.
Read MoreHannah’s War Romanian publishing rights sold in a three-way auction to LITERA.
LITERA has snatched the hottest properties of the year with very competitive offers. The publishers have big plans for Hannah’s War. They are committed to make the novel a bestseller in Romania!
Read MoreExcerpt from Hannah’s War
Thanks to Little, Brown for making this excerpt from Hannah’s War available to my readers. CHAPTER ONE They come for me at dawn, as I knew they would. I’ve slept in my clothes, and I ask if I may I step into my shoes. They allow that, but nothing else. He tells me to go…
Read MoreGerman rights to publish Hannah’s War
German rights to publish HANNAH’S WAR have been sold to the prestigious, boutique German publisher, Piper Verlag.
Read MoreNew Readers Guide for Hannah’s War
I’ve just posted the new Readers Guide for Hannah’s War. @littlebrown came up with a host of fascinating questions for discussion by Book Clubs. The questions are also an excellent companion piece to the book, inspiring the reader to think more deeply about the events and themes of the book.
Read MoreCover design revealed for Hannah’s War by Lucy Kim @LittleBrown
To see author Jan Eliasberg’s visual inspirations for the HANNAH’S WAR book jacket cover, please click on: Pinterest
Read MoreFrom Publisher’s Marketplace
Award-Winning Writer/Director Jan Eliasberg’s Hannah’s War, pitched for readers of The Nightingale and The Alice Network, about a female scientist working to develop the first atomic bomb during World War II, and the ruthless military investigator determined to uncover her secret past, to Judy Clain at Little, Brown, in a pre-empt following a bidding war,…
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