News in March 2017

News in March 2017

GOODBYE, VITAMIN by Rachel Khong
17th March, 2017

Rachel Khong’s forthcoming debut novel GOODBYE, VITAMIN is a great book for dudes according to Library Journal, which asks, “Can sadness be sweet?” The answer is, “Yes, in the hands of Khong, who turns a swirl of lemons into lemondrops.” Henry Holt will publish GOODBYE, VITAMIN on July 11, 2017...

17th March, 2017

Rosie Walsh’s forthcoming GHOSTED is included in a Publishers Weekly roundup of the hot international books of March 6, 2017. Pamela Dorman Books will publish GHOSTED in spring 2018...

LARGE ANIMALS by Jess Arndt
17th March, 2017

Jess Arndt’s short story collection LARGE ANIMALS receives a review from Publishers Weekly, which writes, “Arndt’s short stories are delicious flights of fancy, or obsession, or fertile curiosity—or, more accurately, some beguiling combination of all three… This is a playful and provocative collection, full of sly, deft turns of phrase and striking imagery.” Kirkus writes, “Reading Arndt is like walking toward a shimmering desert mirage and being met with a cloud of acid instead of an oasis of cool water… A deeply transgressive, riveting shot out of the gate. Arndt is one to watch.” Catapult will publish the book on May 9, 2017....

17th March, 2017

Jamie Lauren Keiles has been nominated for a 2017 James Beard Foundation Journalism Award in the Wines, Spirits, and Other Beverages category for her Eater article, “The 24-Year-Old Coca-Cola Virgin...”