This is the new UK cover of The Hundred-Foot Journey. My British publisher, Alma Books, has adopted the Australian cover by Allen & Unwin that helped turn my book into a bestseller Down Under.
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New UK cover
Monday, May 23rd, 2011Hundred-Foot: Reader’s Guide
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
A literary sandwich to love.
Friday, February 25th, 2011
Sales for The Hundred-Foot Journey are still going strong three months after my book was published in Australia. It’s pretty surreal to be sandwiched on a bestseller list between Annie Proulx and Man Booker-winner, Howard Jacobson.
Indie Top 10 Bestsellers
1 Five Bells, Gail Jones (Random)
2 The Leopard, Jo Nesbo (Random House)
3 Jasper Jones, Craig Silvey (Allen & Unwin)
4 The King’s Speech, Mark Logue & Peter Conradi (Quercus)
5 Jamie’s 30-minute Meals, Jamie Oliver (Penguin)
6 Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage, Graham Dunkley (MUP)
7 Bird Cloud, Annie Proulx (HarperCollins)
8 The Hundred-foot Journey, Richard C. Morais (Allen & Unwin)
9 The Finkler Question, Howard Jacobson (Bloomsbury)
10 Life: Keith Richards, Keith Richards (Hachette)
Indie bestsellers at 19th February 2011. This weekly bestsellers list is compiled from data from a cross-section of independent bookshops, all members of Leading Edge Books.
Nailed by the Sun Herald (Sydney)
Monday, February 21st, 2011
Behind the scenes: The Book Show on ABC National Radio
Monday, February 14th, 2011
Ex-journalists don’t normally make good interviews, because they know the tricks of the trade and tend to be wary, but it’s amazing how a pro can gently pull details out without me being aware they are doing it. I usually only recognize this after the interview is over. Anita Barraud on ABC National Radio’s The Book Show in Australia is in that category: she did a first-rate job peeling my onion and giving her audience a behind the scenes glimpse into my little book.
To listen to our interview hit the “Download The Audio” link on The Book Show.
US paperback cover
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
On August 9th my US publisher, Scribner, will be releasing the paperback version of The Hundred-Foot Journey. Here is an advance peak at the cover. It’s inspired by the successful Allen & Unwin cover in Australia, where my little book hit the best seller list, and includes a “literary destination” teaser quote from America’s National Public Radio.
I think it’s terrific. Very pleased.
The Hundred-Foot Journey International Bestseller
Monday, January 31st, 2011
Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
January 29, 2011 Saturday
First Edition
Top 10 Bestsellers
1 Jasper Jones Craig Silvey, Allen & Unwin, $23.99. A hot Australian summer changes a teenager’s life. (20 weeks on list)
2 The Finkler Question Howard Jacobson, Bloomsbury, $32.99. Booker Prize winner on male friendship and being Jewish.
3 The Ugly Truth Jeff Kinney, Puffin, $14.95. Book five in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid children’s series.
4 Life Keith Richards, Hachette, $49.99. Sex, drugs and rock music in the Stone’s memoir.
5 Freedom Jonathan Franzen, Fourth Estate, $32.99. An American nuclear family starts to unravel.
6 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest Stieg Larsson, Quercus, $24.95. Disgraced journalist searches for missing woman.
7 The Girl Who Played with Fire Stieg Larsson, Quercus, $24.95.
8 The King’s Speech Mark Logue & Peter Conradi, Quercus, $29.95. How King George VI was saved from his stammer.
9 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson, Quercus, $24.95.
10 The Hundred-Foot Journey Richard C. Morais, Allen & Unwin, $27.99. A tale of rivalry – both culinary and cultural – set in France.
Data supplied by Nielsen BookScan’s book sales monitoring system from 1000 retailers nationwide.
No. 7 on Australian bestseller list
Saturday, January 15th, 2011
Indie Top 10 Bestsellers in Australia (fiction and non-fiction)
1 The Finkler Question, Howard Jacobson (Bloomsbury)
2 Jasper Jones, Craig Silvey (Allen & Unwin)
3 Freedom, Jonathan Franzen (HarperCollins)
4 Life: Keith Richards, Keith Richards (Hachette)
5 The King’s Speech, Mark Logue & Peter Conradi (Quercus)
6 The Ugly Truth: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney (Penguin)
7 The Hundred-foot Journey, Richard C Morais (Allen & Unwin)
8 Hand Me Down World, Lloyd Jones (Text)
9 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest, Stieg Larsson (Quercus)
10 Room, Emma Donoghue (Pan Macmillan)
Indie bestsellers at 8th January 2011. This weekly bestsellers list is compiled from data from a cross-section of independent bookshops, all members of Leading Edge Books.
TimeOut Sydney
Friday, January 14th, 2011
Review of The Hundred-Foot Journey from TimeOut Sydney: “The smells, sights and streets of Mumbai jostle from the pages with spectacular colour and energy. As the Hajis make for Europe, that magic is not left behind. Morais weaves a wonderfully atmospheric Lumière of markets, mayors and mischief. Food is ever-present, with evocative descriptions of delicious dishes from homely comforts to intricate haute cuisine.
“But most important of all are the two characters, Papa and Mallory. Each as delightfully eccentric as the other, Papa’s spit and spirit spurt from the page, while Mallory’s highly strung neuroses inspire cringes and cackles in equal doses. Their butting of heads drives the story forwards and infuses it with a charm that one could easily see translated to the screen.”
For full review click here.
Book Of The Year – from Herald Sun book editor
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
From the Melbourne's Sunday Herald Sun Book Editor
