News in January 2019
News in January 2019
The Millions, Bustle, and The Rumpus have selected WHAT MY MOTHER AND I DON’T TALK ABOUT as a most anticipated book of 2019. The Rumpus calls the anthology “an intimate, therapeutic, and universally resonant look at our relationships with our mothers.” Simon & Schuster will publish the book on April 30, 2019.
The Guardian interviewed Casey Gerald about his acclaimed memoir THERE WILL BE NO MIRACLES HERE. Riverhead published the book on October 2, 2018.
Vulture named Ann Beattie’s latest novel as one of the “37 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2019.” Viking will publish the book on April 2, 2019.
Kiese Laymon’s HEAVY is an Los Angeles Times, Barnes & Noble, NPR Code Switch, and Atlanta Journal Constitution Best Book of 2018. It was similarly honored by a dozen additional publications. The LA Times writes that it is “one of the most important and intense books of the year… the book thunders.” Scribner published the book on October 16, 2018.
THE OLD DRIFT has been selected as a Most Anticipated Book of 2019 by the BBC, Huffington Post, Literary Hub, Nylon, Bustle, Electric Literature, and The Rumpus. “It’s hard to believe this is a debut, so assured is its language, so ambitious its reach, and yet The Old Drift is indeed Namwali Serpell’s first novel, and it signifies a great new voice in fiction,” writes Nylon. Hogarth will publish the book on March 21, 2019.
Elliot Ackerman’s third novel WAITING FOR EDEN is a Library Journal, WAMC, and Military Times Best Book of 2018. “Small in form but big in impact,” (Military Times) it is a searing example of the short novel. Knopf published the book on September 25, 2018.