penguin publishers max hastings.i think hold publishers recommend concentric simon & schuster of which is my wife. good books to get published. publishers do care about them. one of the great frustrations for many authors i know this because i've had the experience myself, is working very hard on a boat and the publisher not working very hard to push it. they have to make they publish more books than they should and they have to make decisions about which ones they're going to give you and which ones we're just going to toss out there and let them sink or swim. the once they get beyond they do a good job on. i've spent my working life as an ancillary of it. so it's my business in a way, and i love it. i wish it got speedos but jonathan yardley thanks for being on booktv. >> guest: thank you. my pleasure. >> you are watching booktv television for serious readers. you can watch any program you see here online at booktv.org. >> here's a look at some books that are being published this week. >> look for these titles in b