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WORKING by Robert A. Caro

The New Yorker published an excerpt from Robert Caro’s forthcoming book WORKING called “The Secrets of Lyndon Johnson’s Archives.” Knopf will publish the book on April 9, 2019.

A DELICATE TOUCH by Stuart Woods

The 48th book in Stuart Woods’ long-running Stone Barrington series will debut on the New York Times Bestseller list for the week of January 20, 2019. The book will be number 5 on the Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list and number 9 on the Hardcover Fiction list. G.P. Putnam’s Sons published the book on December 31, 2018.

WELL-READ BLACK GIRL by Glory Edim

Glory Edim appeared on PBS NewsHour where she talked with Jeffrey Brown about WELL-READ BLACK GIRL, her book club, and creating community through books in the age of social media. Ballantine published the book on October 30, 2018.

WHAT MY MOTHER AND I DON’T TALK ABOUT by Michele Filgate

The Millions, Bustle, and The Rumpus have selected WHAT MY MOTHER AND I DON’T TALK ABOUT as a most anticipated book of 2019. The Rumpus calls the anthology “an intimate, therapeutic, and universally resonant look at our relationships with our mothers.” Simon & Schuster will publish the book on April 30, 2019.

THOSE WHO KNEW by Idra Novey
“A classic murder-mystery trope ignites this clever, sometimes chilling novel,” The New Yorker writes of Idra Novey’s THOSE WHO KNEW in last week’s issue. Novey’s second book, they write, “feels hyper-relevant in a landscape shaped by the #MeToo movement. Its core questions resound: Will there be a reckoning with the misogyny of powerful men? Can their victims overthrow not just individuals but the system that upholds them?” Viking published the book on November 6, 2018.
THERE WILL BE NO MIRACLES HERE by Casey Gerald

The Guardian interviewed Casey Gerald about his acclaimed memoir THERE WILL BE NO MIRACLES HERE. Riverhead published the book on October 2, 2018.

AWAYLAND by Ramona Ausubel
The San Francisco Chronicle has selected Ramona Ausubel’s AWAYLAND as one of the Best Books of the 2018, stating “following her last, lovely novel (“Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty”) comes Ausubel’s assemblage of quasi-magical yet bewilderingly plausible tales.” Riverhead published the book on March 6, 2018.
A WONDERFUL STROKE OF LUCK by Ann Beattie

Vulture named Ann Beattie’s latest novel as one of the “37 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2019.” Viking will publish the book on April 2, 2019.

YOUR DUCK IS MY DUCK by Deborah Eisenberg
The Today show named Deborah Eisenberg’s acclaimed short story collection as one of “6 Books to add to your 2019 Reading List.” Ecco published the book on September 25, 2018.
HEAVY by Kiese Laymon

Kiese Laymon’s HEAVY is an Los Angeles Times, Barnes & Noble, NPR Code Switch, and Atlanta Journal Constitution Best Book of 2018. It was similarly honored by a dozen additional publications. The LA Times writes that it is “one of the most important and intense books of the year… the book thunders.” Scribner published the book on October 16, 2018.