News in February 2018

News in February 2018

SLUTEVER by Karley Sciortino
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These Dispatches from a Sexually Autonomous Woman in a Post-Shame World are a revelation as Vogue columnist Karley Sciortino reclaims the word "slut" to represent a person who seeks out visceral experiences through sex, and who isn't ashamed about it. Grand Central Publishing published the paperback on Feb 6, 2018.

SMOKETOWN by Mark Whitaker
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Mark Whitaker's history of the Black Renaissance in Pittsburgh received a positive review in The Guardian. The reviewer Charles Kaiser calls the book “an enticing history of the black culture of mid-20th century Pittsburgh, filled with engaging musicians, athletes, and journalists” and says “This book is a timely reminder of the hideous obstacles black Americans still faced eight decades after Abraham Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation.” Simon & Schuster published the book on January 30, 2018.

STRAY CITY by Chelsey Johnson
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STRAY CITY received a starred review in Booklist. The reviews calls it a “terrific debut” and recommends it “to Jami Attenberg and Rainbow Rowell fans.” Custom House will publish the book on March 20, 2018.

NEON IN DAYLIGHT by Hermione Hoby
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Hermione Hoby’s debut novel NEON IN DAYLIGHT is one of Reading Group Choices’ featured books for February, is on Apartment Therapy’s list of 9 Buzzed-About Authors You’ll Want to Know About Before Your Friends Do, and Alibi reviewed the book. Catapult published NEON IN DAYLIGHT on January 9, 2018.

bone by Yrsa Daley-Ward
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Yrsa Daley-Ward, author of the poetry collection bone and the forthcoming THE TERRIBLE, was featured in Popsugar. Penguin Books published bone on September 26, 2017.

FALL FROM GRACE by Danielle Steel
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The latest novel from Danielle Steel will make its debut on the New York Times bestseller list for the week of January 11th. It will debut at number 2 on the Hardcover Fiction list & number 3 on the Combined Print & E-book List. Delacorte Press published the book on January 23, 2018.

NINE CONTINENTS by Xiaolu Guo
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Xiaolu Guo’s memoir was featured as one of the “12 New Books We Recommend this Week” by the New York Times Book Review. Grove Press published the book on October 3, 2017.

NEON IN DAYLIGHT by Hermione Hoby
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Hermione Hoby was interviewed in the Brooklyn Rail about her debut novel NEON IN DAYLIGHT. Catapult published the book on January 9th, 2018.

EVERYTHING YOU LOVE WILL BURN by Vegas Tenold
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Vegas Tenold’s book was named one of 12 Must Reads for February by Kirkus. In their initial review they said "For those interested in charting the currents of domestic terrorism, a well-reported if dispiriting chronicle." Nation Books will publish the book on February 20, 2018.

BEARSKIN by Jim McLaughlin
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Library Journal reviewed BEARSKIN, saying of the novel, “Vivid and often dreamlike prose. . . . [With] lush, hallucinatory sequences. . . . This versatile debut . . . successfully straddles the line between the evocative erudition of Gabriel Tallent’s My Absolute Darling, Tom Franklin’s Poachers, and page-turning suspense of C.J. Box.” Ecco will publish the book June 12, 2018.

RESTLESS SOULS by Dan Sheehan
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Kirkus reviewed RESTLESS SOULS, calling the novel “a moving journey through grief, loss, war and new beginnings,” and “a paean to friendship and the resilience of the human spirit.” Ig Publishing will publish the book April 10, 2018.

bone by Yrsa Daley-Ward
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A line from the poem “kid,” of Yrsa Daley-Ward’s collection bone, was featured in the New York Times Magazine’s New Sentences. Penguin Books published bone on September 26, 2017.