The latest wave of praise for HOW CAN I HELP YOU by Laura Sims comes from The New York Times Book Review, which declares that the book "reads like an homage to [Shirley] Jackson's work—and, in its portrait of Patricia, to Jackson herself." Criminal Element calls it "a compelling take on the complicated relationship between author and muse, as well as the ethics of writing fiction...[A]n absorbing, fast read...with an ending worthy of a horror story," while Scary Mommy names it one of its "27 Profoundly Unsettling Horror Books To Get You In The Mood For Spooky Season." Novelist Harlan Coben recommended the book as one of his "5 Must-Reads to End the Summer" on The Today Show, after having been recommended the book himself by journalist and author Taffy Brodesser-Akner: "A gripping and dark psychological thriller about two librarians that takes place in a library. Delicious, right? What more do we book-lovers need to know? I read it one sitting." G.P. Putnam’s Sons published HOW CAN I HELP YOU on July 18, 2023.