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IN WEST MILLS by De’Shawn Charles Winslow

Nylon named De’Shawn Charles Winslow’s debut novel as one of the “50 Books You’ll Want To Read in 2019,” calling it “remarkable in its ability to create a fully realized world.” Rumpus also featured IN WEST MILLS in “What to Read When 2019 Is Just Around the Corner.” Bloomsbury will publish the book on June 4, 2019.

WE CAST A SHADOW by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Huffington Post named Maurice Carlos Ruffin’s debut novel as one of the “61 Books We’re Looking Forward To Reading In 2019.” One World will publish the book on January 29, 2019.

TOUCHING THE DRAGON by James Hatch & Christian D’Andrea

Military Times named TOUCHING THE DRAGON by James Hatch and Christian D’Andrea as one of the Best Book of 2018, calling the memoir “irresistible.” Knopf published the book on May 15, 2018.

INSURRECTO by Gina Apostol

The New York Times Book Reviewer Jen McDonald calls INSURRECTO “brilliant” and praises Apostol as a “magician with language.” Soho Press published the book on November 13, 2018.

THE INCOMPLETE BOOK OF RUNNING by Peter Sagal

The New York Times calls THE INCOMPLETE BOOK OF RUNNING “funny, well written…filled with humility and perpetually on the scan for moments of stray grace.” Simon & Schuster published the book on October 30, 2018.

THE TERRIBLE by Yrsa Daley-Ward

Yrsa Daley-Ward’s memoir THE TERRIBLE has been longlisted for the PEN Open Book Award, awarded to “an exceptional book-length work of any genre by an author of color.” Jamal Jordan, the digital editor of the New York Times, also picked THE TERRIBLE for the week’s New & Noteworthy column. Penguin Books published the book on June 5, 2018.

THE ISLAND DWELLERS by Jen Silverman

Jen Silverman’s debut story collection THE ISLAND DWELLERS has been longlisted for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction, awarded to a collection that “represents distinguished literary achievement and suggests great promise.” Random House published the book on May 1, 2018.

OPEN ME by Lisa Locascio

Entropy Magazine nominated Lisa Locascio’s debut novel OPEN ME as one of the Best Fiction Books of 2018. Grove Atlantic published the book on August 7, 2018.

INVISIBLE by Stephen L. Carter

Stephen Carter’s INVISIBLE was named to the longlist for Pen/Bograd Weld Prize for Biography. The book was also recently reviewed by The New Yorker, which called it “an engaging biography” and a “moving paean to female aspiration.” Henry Holt published the book on October 9, 2018.

BEASTIE BOYS BOOK by Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz

Audible honored BEASTIE BOYS BOOK as COOLEST DREAM CAST 2018, stating, “this a firsthand account of the history of one of the most groundbreaking musical groups of all time is reason enough for this to be a big deal, but once you get a look at the cast of narrators, you know why this book is meant to be heard.” Spiegel & Grau published the book on October 30, 2018.