In their review, The Clipped Nightingale Blog calls Sidney Sheldon’s THE SILENT WIDOW a “must read” for fans of psychological thrillers and praises Sheldon for creating well-executed characters. Crooked Lane Books will publish the book on May 7, 2019.

The A.V. Club calls FAILURE IS AN OPTION “a sharp and extremely funny memoir that is occasionally as much about not wanting to write a book as it is about his life” and adds that “writing this funny requires immense talent.” Dutton published the book on May 1, 2018.

Alan Cumming was interviewed on BUILD, a live interview series, about HONEY & LEON TAKE THE HIGH ROAD. In this second installment to The HONEY & LEON Series, the world-traveling dogs are back, and off to Scotland. Random House Books for Young Readers published the book on April 30, 2019.

Ted Chiang’s forthcoming EXHALATION has already received 5 starred reviews ahead of publication. Now The Verge has picked his new collection as one of the “10 new science fiction and fantasy books to check out in May.” The Verge writes that “Ted Chiang is one of the best science fiction writers working right now.” Knopf will publish the book on May 7, 2019.

The website io9 published an excerpt from BOUNDLESS, the second novel in R.A. Salvatore’s trilogy featuring the dark elf Drizzt Do’Urden. Harper Voyager will publish the book on September 10, 2019. Follow the link for more information:

An excerpt from Anne Boyer’s forthcoming essay collection was published in the April 8, 2019 issue of the New Yorker under the title “What Cancer Takes Away.” Farrar, Straus & Giroux will publish the book on September 17, 2019.

Astra Taylor was interviewed in the Guardian about her documentary WHAT IS DEMOCRACY and her forthcoming book DEMOCRACY MAY NOT EXIST, BUT WE’LL MISS IT WHEN IT’S GONE. Metropolitan Books will publish the book on May 7, 2019.

Stephen King tweeted his praise about the long-awaited new novel by Thomas Harris, writing: “He’s as good as ever. Reading his prose is like running a slow hand down cold silk.” Grand Central Publishing will publish the book on May 21, 2019.

An excerpt from the latest novel by Ann Beattie was posted on Literary Hub. Viking published the book on April 2, 2019.

Andrea Lawlor was interviewed in the Guardian about their debut book, PAUL TAKES THE FORM OF A MORTAL GIRL. The interviewer Alex Needham calls the book “Playful and sexy,” and says “Lawlor’s novel is a hymn to the pleasures of gender fluidity – but also a tribute to queer theory, LGBT communities and to reading itself.” Vintage will reissue the book on April 23, 2019.