Princeton University Press is pleased to announce that Adrienne Mayor's THE POISON KING: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy is a finalist for the National Book Award in Nonfiction.
We couldn't be happier! Congratulations, Adrienne, on a job well done. You can check out her stunning portrait of the man, the "Mith," the legend when it lands in bookstores on November 11.
Here are some of the recent write ups in the post-announcement flurry:
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/14/national-book-awards-finalists-are-announced/?hp
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gJnK2yDEdGaPijDsCunZ1F-EhRSQD9BAVVI00
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6701982.html
http://shelf-life.ew.com/2009/10/14/national-book-award-nominees/
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aj0jHH_ibVW4
