News in August 2018
News in August 2018
Allie Rowbottom was interviewed by the New York Post about her debut memoir, JELL-O GIRLS. Little, Brown published JELL-O GIRLS on July 24, 2018.
The new expanded edition of Criag Thompson’s first book CARNET DE VOYAGE was named one of the top 50 Books by Pop Matters. acclaimed “Secret History of 1968” was named one of the top 50 Books by Pop Matters. The reviewer calls it “Thompson is a gifted cartoonist, with an ability to tell long, complex stories while never sacrificing intricate details or the fluidity of his drawings.” Drawn & Quarterly reissued the book on April 24, 2018.
Allie Rowbottom was on WNYC to discuss her recently published memoir, JELL-O GIRLS. JELL-O GIRLS was also a New York Times Editor’s Choice, and landed on Oprah.com and The Glitter Guide’s best books of August lists. Amazon also named JELL-O GIRLS to its best books of August in the Biography & Memoir category. Little, Brown published JELL-O GIRLS on July 24, 2018.
Publishers Weekly, in a starred review, described National Book Award Finalist for Fiction Elliot Ackerman’s new novel WAITING FOR EDEN as “a deeply touching exploration of resentment, longing, and loss among those who volunteer to fight and the loved ones left behind." WAITING FOR EDEN is forthcoming from Knopf on September 25, 2018.
Ryan Walsh’s acclaimed “Secret History of 1968” was named one of the top 50 Books by Pop Matters. The reviewer calls it “a masterful end result of research, patience, and love for a time and sensibility sorely missing today.” Penguin Press published the book on March 6, 2018.
Renée Carlino’s BLIND KISS is one of Publishers Weekly’s Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2018. Atria will publish BLIND KISS on August 14, 2018.
Rachel Khong’s debut novel, GOODBYE, VITAMIN, newly out in paperback, is one of Emma Straub’s picks for Today’s list of 9 Books Everyone Needs to Read Before the End of Summer. Picador published the paperback on July 10, 2018.