National Book Award-winning author Sigrid Nunez wrote a glowing review of Hermione Hoby’s novel VIRTUE for the December issue of The New York Review of Books. Nunez praises VIRTUE for its “psychological acuity” and “Nabokovian eye for beauty,” with a “delightful…deliberately parched, matter-of-fact style.” Nunez also applauds the novel’s “skillfully drawn” characters, “each possessing a distinctive, nuanced personality and a complicated psyche,” adding: “Hoby’s gift for sensual description makes us feel we know them viscerally.” Riverhead Books published VIRTUE on July 20, 2021.

MICKEY7, Edward Ashton’s forthcoming science fiction adventure novel, received an early positive review from Publishers Weekly. The reviewer writes: “Ashton (THE END OF ORDINARY) crafts a unique hero in amateur historian Mickey Barnes, the breezy narrator of this far-flung, far-future adventure…Sci-fi readers will be drawn in by the inventive premise and stick around for the plucky narrator.” St. Martin’s press will publish the book on February 15, 2022.

In a starred-review, Publishers Weekly praises Gina Apostol’s upcoming novel BIBLIOLEPSY. The reviewer writes: “Filipino author Apostol’s extraordinary latest (her debut in the Philippines, arriving here after THE REVOLUTION ACCORDING TO RAYMUNDO MATA) is a feverish tale of love and longing for the written word…Apostol’s language is a constant delight, frank and full of felicitous turns of phrase and abundant humor. Layered and fully realized, it’s deserving of several readings.” Soho Press will publish the book on January 4, 2022.

Booklist awarded WHEN I WAKE UP, the forthcoming picture book by Seth Fishman and illustrator Jessixa Bagley, a starred-review. “Charming, richly detailed watercolor-and-pencil illustrations of the child’s surroundings and experiences judiciously employ color and perspective in this cleverly told story,” writes the reviewer. “This artful, engaging portrayal of a child’s imagination and view of their world, as well as the reassurances and comfort of family and home, is likely to strike a chord with kids and their adults.” The book also received a glowing review from Publishers Weekly: “[R]eaders should come away admiring their mischievousness, creativity, independence, and curiosity.” Greenwillow Books will publish the book on December 14, 2021.

Laura Kipnis' forthcoming LOVE IN THE TIME OF CONTAGION received a glowing review from Kirkus. They call the essay collection “witty…[p]rovocative and darkly humorous,” adding: “Fearless and sharply observed, this book suggests that future post-pandemic challenges will have less to do with its biological legacy to humanity and more to do with the impact of a virus on interpersonal closeness.” Pantheon will publish the book on February 8, 2022.

In conjunction with the recent publication of his debut memoir, SLONIM WOODS 9, Daniel Barban Levin sat for interviews with Salon and NYLON to discuss the process of writing the book and the necessity of telling one’s own story. Salon calls the memoir “an intense tale of coercion, humiliation, gaslighting and physical torment. It's also one of hard-won survival, and creating a life after the unimaginable.” Meanwhile, NYLON raves: "[A] disturbing, extremely vulnerable and extraordinary account of what happened to Levin and the emotional and psychological fallout.” Crown published the book on September 7, 2021.

BONE and THE TERRIBLE author Yrsa Daley-Ward’s THE HOW received a glowing review from Publishers Weekly. They call the book “a tender, hopeful meditation,” raving: “Daley-Ward excels at describing the indescribable. This work defies genre and features a beautiful blend of lyrical prose and bold poetry.” Penguin Books will publish THE HOW on November 2, 2021.

Investigative journalists Anne Helen Petersen and Charlie Warzel’s OUT OF OFFICE received an incredible starred review from Publishers Weekly. They call the book an “insightful and timely survey,” adding: “Never sacrificing meaningful analysis for easy answers, this is a remarkable examination of the rapidly-changing workplace.” The book also received an excellent blurb from Charles Duhigg, bestselling author of The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better: “OUT OF OFFICE isn't just a book about remote work. It's a book that helps us imagine a future where our lives—at the office and home—are happier, more productive, and genuinely meaningful. As companies and employees imagine their post-pandemic futures, Charlie Warzel and Anne Helen Petersen have provided an essential framework for rethinking how we work.” Knopf will publish the book on December 7, 2021.

Jennifer Marie Brissett’s upcoming novel DESTROYER OF LIGHT appeared on Book Riot’s list of the “20 Must-Read Space Fantasy Books.” TOR will publish the book October 12, 2021.

THE ONES WHO DON'T SAY THEY LOVE YOU by Maurice Carlos Ruffin was lauded in a review in the Los Angeles Times. The reviewer writes:
“ While Ruffin’s stories can’t help but transport the reader to humid, sunken, decaying New Orleans, it’s too easy to say this book is merely a set of love songs to the city. What makes such collections ring true is the way they subvert conventional knowledge. For too long, tourism has been a shorthand for worldliness. While mass and social media offer a superficially cosmopolitan perspective on global culture, writers like Ruffin reveal that travel is often less about cultural immersion than blithe escapism . . . Time and again, Ruffin constructs a life’s history in the space of a page or two. His skill as a writer and his birthright as a New Orleanian equip him for the task. Masquerading is a way of life in the city, even outside Carnival season.” One World published the stories August 17, 2021.