Timothy Schaffert, author and Susan J. Rosowski Professor in the Department of English, had his novel "The Perfume Thief" selected for Penguin Random House International's "One World, One Book" program. Only 1-2 titles are selected annually for this global promotion.
As a result of the promotion, "The Perfume Thief" is in bookstores in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Barbados, Bermuda, Denmark, France, Germany, Guam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, and the US Virgin Islands.
The book has also been featured by international influencers on Instagram and YouTube and the Pride Book Tour in the UK, a celebration of LGBTQ+ fiction.
Learn more about the book on the publisher's website.
