The novel, “Queen Esther,” will be Irving’s 16th when it is published in November. Simon & Schuster, his publisher, announced “Queen Esther” on Thursday and revealed its cover ...

Simon & Schuster announced Thursday that Irving's “Queen Esther” will be published Nov. 4. His novel will bring back Dr. Wilbur Larch from “The Cider House Rules,” but otherwise features a ...

NEW YORK — In John Irving’s next book, the author is returning to St. Cloud’s, Maine, and to the orphanage made famous in his acclaimed “The Cider House Rules.” Simon & Schuster ...

John Irving's 'Queen Esther' Returns Readers to Setting of 'The Cider House Rules' NEW YORK (AP) — In John Irving's next book, the author is returning to St. Cloud's, Maine, and to the orphanage ...

Simon & Schuster announced Thursday that Irving’s “Queen Esther” will be published Nov. 4. His novel will bring back Dr. Wilbur Larch from “The Cider House Rules,” but otherwise features ...