CONCLAVE Set for Release by Alfred A. Knopf, Tomorrow

NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ While President-elect Trump continues to make controversial decisions about forming his new cabinet, so too, CNNreports,is Pope Francis facingcomparable decisions as he selects new cardinals.

What's at stake in each scenario,how much are others' opinions factored in to the selections, and what is both the history andfuture of this process are all topics thatbest-selling author ofEngimaandFatherlandRobert Harriscan explore.

Inhisnew novelCONCLAVE, a powerful and timely nail-biter abouthow we choose a pope(set to be released tomorrow from Knopf),Harris delivers anilluminating read that will be all too familiar and timely to US readers whohave just been through the dramaticpresidential election.CONCLAVE"glories in the ancient rituals that constitute the election process while still grounding that process in the real world" (Kirkus).

See below formore on Harris and CONCLAVE from the UK, where the book was released earlier this fall, and please contactJosefine Kalsto speak to Harris.

Josefine Kals
Associate Director of Publicity
Alfred A. Knopf
jkals@penguinrandomhouse.com
212-572-2565

Feature in The Guardian:https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/18/robert-harris-mps-elect-labour-pope-conclave-blair

"The making of a pope" op-ed by Harris in The Times UK:http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-making-of-a-pope-xl9ff0vw9?shareToken=c635408beaf23dfad5ac865d4e22125f

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