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June 16, 2023

NEAR MISS, the 64th book in the Stone Barrington series by Stuart Woods, made its debut on The New York Times Bestsellers list for the week of June 25, 2023, appearing at #9 on the Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list. G.P. Putnam’s Sons published the book on June 6, 2023.

June 16, 2023

AND DON'T F&%K IT UP by Maria Elena Fernandez and World of Wonder received a starred review from Library Journal: “Fernandez’s oral history of the first 10 seasons of RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE is an immensely entertaining look at how a little TV show shot in a basement studio went from a cult favorite to a taste-making cultural juggernaut and global success…Loaded with heartbreaking and hilarious first-person confessions, this book’s a winner, baby!” Book Riot and LGBTQReads included the book in their roundups of June publications, and People published a great review highlighting some of the spicier moments on the show. The book was also featured in The Daily Mail, Out Magazine, and Gay Times. Lastly, an excerpt of the book was published by Literary Hub. Grand Central Publishing published the book on June 6, 2023.

June 16, 2023

HALCYON, Elliot Ackerman's new novel, received an abundance of rave reviews following its publication last month. BookPage reviewer Harvey Freedenberg writes: “With the passing of Ward Just in 2019, the literary world lost a fine writer who was comfortable grappling with the moral dilemmas surrounding the exercise of power and the lives of those who wield it. Journalist and novelist Elliot Ackerman’s fifth novel, HALCYON, suggests that he may be one of the inheritors of Just’s preoccupations. Blending alternative history with science fiction, Ackerman artfully explores several provocative issues that have become flash points in contemporary America…Ackerman prefers challenging questions…over convenient answers. With this choice, he leaves ample room for readers to engage in leaps of imagination as bold as the ones he’s undertaken. Anyone who accepts that invitation will come away from this ingenious story with fresh ideas of what past, present and future truly mean.” For The New York Times, reviewer Stephen Markley calls the book “idiosyncratic and engrossing throughout,” and an “expert juggling act.” For The Washington Post, reviewer Mark Athitakis writes: “HALCYON is an entertaining thought experiment, and Ackerman writes with a gentle, graceful style…Ackerman delivers a potent critique of the what-if nature of talking about history…[and] as much as any working novelist today, is invested in getting the facts of war and history right.” Ackerman was also profiled by Emily Bobrow in The Wall Street Journal. Knopf published the book on May 23, 2023.

June 16, 2023

Pico Iyer's latest book, THE HALF KNOWN LIFE, was named one of “The Best Books of 2023 So Far” by Time Magazine, hailed as a "dazzling new work on nonfiction." Riverhead Books published the book on January 10, 2023.

June 16, 2023

Esther Yi's Y/N was named one of “The Best Books of 2023 So Far” by Time Magazine, praised as an “electric debut novel” with “sharp prose.” Astra House published the book on March 21, 2023.

June 16, 2023

THE LAST ANIMAL by Ramona Ausubel was selected as one of Barnes & Noble's “Best Books of 2023 (So Far),” in the “Best Literary Novels” category. Riverhead Books published then novel on April 18, 2023.

June 16, 2023

SWIM HOME TO THE VANISHED was included in the San Francisco Chronicle's roundup of must-read books for this summer: “In the opening pages of SWIM HOME TO THE VANISHED, the protagonist, a young Diné man working as a line cook, compares the pain of losing a sibling to ‘dismemberment.’ It’s a precise, if gruesome breakdown of this specific sense of grief that debut author Brendan Shay Basham’s characters explore with a touch of magical realism.” Harper will publish the book on August 22, 2023.

June 16, 2023

Idra Novey's TAKE WHAT YOU NEED was featured in The New Yorker's briefly noted section, where it was hailed as "[a] delicate meditation on art, family, and ugliness…[and] the difficulties that arise in family life but also on the ways in which such difficulties can't be separated from love." Viking published the book on March 14, 2023.

May 19, 2023

HALCYON by Elliot Ackerman was included in The Philadelphia Inquirer's roundup of “The Best New Books to Read in May.” Knopf will publish the book on May 23, 2023.

May 19, 2023

THE LAST ANIMAL by Ramona Ausubel was included on Real Simple's Roundup of “The Best Books of 2023 (So Far) According to Real Simple Editors.” It was also featured on CBS News’ Sunday Morning Book Report (praised as “a sweeter, more poignant version of JURASSIC PARK”), along with an excerpt of the book. Riverhead Books published the novel on April 18, 2023.