News in January 2019

News in January 2019

CRUDO by Olivia Laing
4th January, 2019

Olivia Laing’s debut novel was featured by the New Yorker in their 2018 In Review piece “More Books We Loved in 2018.” Rebecca Mead, in her write-up on the book says CRUDO “is weird, intense, served in a small portion, and totally delicious, if that’s your kind of thing.” W.W. Norton published the book on September 11, 2018.

WINNERS TAKE ALL by Anand Giridharadas
4th January, 2019

WINNERS TAKE ALL was featured by the New Yorker in their 2018 In Review piece “More Books We Loved in 2018.” Masha Gessen, in her write-up on the book says “In lucid and witty prose, Giridharadas exposes the magical-thinking nature of win-win solutions.” Knopf published the book on August 28, 2018.

A WONDERFUL STROKE OF LUCK by Ann Beattie
4th January, 2019

Huffington Post named Ann Beattie’s A WONDERFUL STROKE OF LUCK as one of the “61 Books We’re Looking Forward To Reading In 2019.” Viking will publish the book on April 2, 2019.

IN WEST MILLS by De’Shawn Charles Winslow
4th January, 2019

Nylon named De’Shawn Charles Winslow’s debut novel as one of the “50 Books You’ll Want To Read in 2019,” calling it “remarkable in its ability to create a fully realized world.” Rumpus also featured IN WEST MILLS in “What to Read When 2019 Is Just Around the Corner.” Bloomsbury will publish the book on June 4, 2019.

WE CAST A SHADOW by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
4th January, 2019

Huffington Post named Maurice Carlos Ruffin’s debut novel as one of the “61 Books We’re Looking Forward To Reading In 2019.” One World will publish the book on January 29, 2019.

TOUCHING THE DRAGON by James Hatch & Christian D’Andrea
4th January, 2019

Military Times named TOUCHING THE DRAGON by James Hatch and Christian D’Andrea as one of the Best Book of 2018, calling the memoir “irresistible.” Knopf published the book on May 15, 2018.

INSURRECTO by Gina Apostol
4th January, 2019

The New York Times Book Reviewer Jen McDonald calls INSURRECTO “brilliant” and praises Apostol as a “magician with language.” Soho Press published the book on November 13, 2018.