David Nicholls, author of ONE DAY, named Maggie Nelson’s THE RED PARTS one of the best books of the year in THE GUARDIAN. He calls it “a harrowing but clear-eyed examination of crime’s emotional fallout.” Vintage UK published the UK edition on June 1, 2017.

Curtis Sittenfeld author of PREP and AMERICAN WIFE named Edward McPherson’s essay collection THE HISTORY OF THE FUTURE one of the best books of 2017 in THE GUARDIAN. She calls it “a collection of impressively researched yet conversational essays about environmental degradation, place and time.” Coffee House Press published the book on May 2, 2017.

Jeffrey Eugenides debut collection of short stories was named one of the 100 Notable Books of 2017 by The New York Times Book Review. The book was also named one of the best works of fiction of 2017 by Kirkus Reviews. Farrar Straus Giroux published the book on October 3, 2017.

Andrew Sean Greer’s latest book was named one of the 100 Notable Books of 2017 by the The New York Times Book Review. Lee Boudreaux Books published the book on July 18, 2017.

THE ISLAND AT THE END OF EVERYTHING has been shortlisted for not one but two awards, the Blue Peter Award for Best Story and the Costa Children’s Book Award. The Blue Peter Awards called the book, “Poetic, bittersweet and full of heart, this has the feel and quality of an instant classic” and the Costa Awards said it was, “Entirely original with not a word out of place – as vivid and beautiful as the butterflies themselves.”

Library Journal has named THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE the best Science Fiction/Fantasy book of 2017, saying of the novel, “a gorgeous debut from an author who knows her Russian fairy tales.” Del Rey published the book June 27, 2017.

Jaroslav Kalfar, author of novel SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA, is a recipient of a 2018 NEA Literary Fellowship. Little, Brown published SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA on March 7, 2017.

Yrsa Daley-Ward’s poetry collection bone was featured on Saint Heron’s 14 Books to Add to Your Library, where they write of Yrsa’s verses: “pretty, but still effective… pack empowering womanly sass.” Penguin Books published bone on September 26, 2017.

Rachel Khong’s “hilarious and captivating” debut novel GOODBYE, VITAMIN was reviewed by Tethered by Letters. Henry Holt published GOODBYE, VITAMIN on July 11, 2017.

Hermione Hoby’s debut novel NEON IN DAYLIGHT is one of the books Bookriot is looking forward to in 2018. NEON IN DAYLIGHT’s New York-inspired cover and its designers get a long feature in PW. Catapult will publish NEON IN DAYLIGHT on January 8, 2018.