News - Book Launches
News - Book Launches

Jennifer Percy was interviewed about DEMON CAMP in The Atlantic and in the Los Angeles Times, who said, “[Percy] shines a bright light on America's wounded psyche… Percy's beautiful, lucid writing takes the reader into the lives of soldiers wrestling with faith in this often harrowing book on the personal, cultural, and political costs of war.” In The Atlantic, Percy discusses the genre of immersion journalism and how “Stories—invented, reported—better capture the full, complex reality of human beings and our surrounding universe.” Scribner published the book January 14, 2014.

Tania Unsworth’s THE ONE SAFE PLACE received a starred review in Kirkus Reviews. The review calls it “a chilling and engrossing tale” and says it is “a standout in the genre’s [dystopian YA] crowded landscape.” Algonquin will publish the book April 29, 2014.

Jan-Philipp Sendker’s A WELL-TEMPERED HEART is an Amazon Editor’s top pick for Best Book of the Month (Literature & Fiction). It was also reviewed by RT Book Reviews, which called it “incredibly beautiful and moving,” and The Book Addict, which called it “rewarding.” Other Press will publish the book on January 21, 2014.

Josh Weil’s THE GREAT GLASS SEA was featured in the Library Journal’s Fiction Preview. Grove Atlantic will publish the book in July 2014.

James Scott’s THE KEPT was featured on NBC New York’s “Bill’s Books” segment on January 14 and was called the “best book of the year” by host Bill Goldstein. It was also reviewed in The Toronto Star, which said, “Brooding and intense right up until the final paragraph…The Kept is a highly accomplished first novel and a pleasure to read.” Harper published the book on January 7, 2014.

Olivia Laing’s THE TRIP TO ECHO SPRING is a January 2014 Amazon Editor’s Best Book of the Month pick (Biography & Memoir). The author was also interviewed on the December 29, 2013 edition of the Inside the New York Times Book Review Podcast. Picador published the book on December 24, 2013.

Jennifer Percy’s DEMON CAMP is an Amazon Best Book of the Month (Biography & Memoir) and was featured in articles by the New York Post and Washington Times discussing exorcism and PTSD. Scribner will publish the book on January 14, 2014.

Dinaw Mengestu was interviewed on “This Week In Fiction” on The New Yorker blog for his story published in the magazine, “The Paper Revolution.” The story is an excerpt from his forthcoming book, ALL OUR NAMES, which Knopf will publish on March 4, 2014.

James Scott’s THE KEPT is named the January featured debut on Amazon, a top 10 book of the month, and is an Amazon Editor’s Best Book of the Month pick (Mystery/Thriller/Suspense). Picador published the book on January 7, 2013.

Ted Thompson’s THE LAND OF STEADY HABITS received a starred review in Booklist, which said of the “assured, compassionate first novel”: “With pitch-perfect prose and endearingly melancholy characters, Thompson offers up a heartbreaking vision of an ailing family and country.” Little, Brown will publish the book on March 25, 2014.