Kirkus awarded Namwali Serpell’s forthcoming novel THE FURROWS an exceptional starred review. The reviewer writes: “[A] brilliant second novel…If THE OLD DRIFT was an epic effort to outdo Marquez and Rushdie, this slippery yet admirably controlled novel aspires to outdo Toni Morrison, and it earns the comparison. It’s deeply worthy of rereading and debate. Stylistically refreshing and emotionally intense, cementing Serpell’s place among the best writers going.” THE FURROWS also received a starred review from Publishers Weekly: “In the brilliant and impressionistic latest from Serpell (THE OLD DRIFT), a young woman traverses the trenches of grief that have shaped her life...In a series of shocking twists, Serpell shatters comfortable ideas about grief and melds…glittering narrative shards into a searching, unforgettable story. It’s a considerable shift from the huge canvas of her previous work, and no less captivating.” The book was also featured on Lit Hub’s most-anticipated “The Most-Anticipated Books of the Year 2022, Part Two.” Lit Hub senior editor Corinne Segal writes: “Namwali Serpell’s latest book follows the fallout from a family’s tragic loss after their son disappears at the age of seven, his body never found. Serpell, who won the 2020 Windham-Campbell Prize for fiction and 2015 Caine Prize for African Writing, is one of the world’s most exciting contemporary novelists, and I’m eagerly anticipating this new work from her.” Hogarth will publish the novel on September 27, 2022.