Xiaolu Guo’s memoir was named to the shortlist for the 2017 Costa Biography Award. The judges called the book “an eye-opening and compelling account of one woman’s search for art, love and freedom.” Grove Press published the book in the U.S. on October 3, 2017.

Rebecca Stott’s memoir was named to the shortlist for the 2017 Costa Biography Award. The judges called the book “a vivid and truly unforgettable family story of life in a cult.” Spiegel & Grau published the book on July 4, 2017.

Yrsa Daley-Ward’s THE TERRIBLE was on Metro UK’s list of best new books to read in 2018. BBC also published a feature on Yrsa and her work. Yrsa is one of Bustle’s 13 Authors You Need to be Watching in 2018. Penguin Books will publish THE TERRIBLE on June 8, 2018.

Hermione Hoby’s debut novel NEON IN DAYLIGHT is on Vanity Fair’s Must List for February, The Millions’ Most Anticipated 2018 Book Preview, Hello Giggles’ January Book Bites list, and Nylon’s 10 Great Books to Read this January. The Chicago Review of Books, Music & Literature, and Los Angeles Review of Books published glowing reviews. Catapult published NEON IN DAYLIGHT on January 9, 2018.

Rachel Khong’s debut novel GOODBYE, VITAMIN racks up Best Books of the Year honors from Vogue, Entertainment Weekly, San Francisco Chronicle, Electric Literature, and Literary Hub. Henry Holt published GOODBYE, VITAMIN on July 11, 2017.

Hermione Hoby’s forthcoming debut novel NEON IN DAYLIGHT is one of the most anticipated books of 2018, according to Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Esquire, Bustle, Book Style, The Rumpus, Autostraddle, and Nylon. Catapult will publish NEON IN DAYLIGHT on January 9, 2018.

Jeffrey Eugenides appeared on the Writers on Writing program to discuss his debut collection of stories, FRESH COMPLAINT. Farrar, Straus & Giroux published the book on October 3, 2017.

Elliot Ackerman’s DARK AT THE CROSSING was selected as an NPR Great Read of 2017, with Quil Lawrence writing, ‘It's a great read and timely.” Knopf published DARK AT THE CROSSING, his latest novel, on January 24.

Habash’s debut STEPHEN FLORIDA was selected as an NPR Great Read of 2017, with critic Michael Schaub lauding it as “brilliant debut novel.” Coffee House Press published the book June 6.

“Like the best short story collections, The Dark Dark chews on some delicious, evergreen themes in extraordinary ways” writes Carmen Maria Machado of Samantha Hunt’s THE DARK DARK, an NPR Great Read of 2017 selection. Farrar, Straus & Giroux published the book on July 18, 2017.