HABITATIONS by Sheila Sundar received a rave review from BookPage. Reviewer Chika Gujarathi writes: “There are many reasons to love this novel. Vega’s journey will resonate in one way or another with anyone who has suffered loss or struggled with self-doubt. Sundar’s supporting characters and rich depiction of immigrant life round out Vega’s story, no doubt drawing on the author’s own experience growing up in the ’90s as the child of Indian immigrants to the U.S. Best of all, the novel speaks to the human experience of how the burdens we carry even¬tually come to define our strengths. Insightful and hopeful, HABITATIONS delivers on all fronts.” Simon & Schuster will publish the book on April 2, 2024.

Sheila Sundar’s HABITATIONS has been receiving fantastic reviews leading up to its publication in April. Booklist calls it “a wondrous mix of quiet heartache and unexpected hope, making it the best kind of literary fiction,” adding: “The crisp plot and uncluttered writing make Habitations a remarkable first novel.” A review from Kirkus praises: “The story unfolds episodically, in a good way; in Sundar’s hands, the scenes tumble together hypnotically… A debut novel that explores the contours of grief and globalization with conviction.” Lastly, Publishers Weekly raves: “Sundar debuts with an earnest meditation on an Indian American graduate student’s grief, loneliness, and longing…offer[ing] a fresh perspective on the pressures of motherhood and desire for self-fulfillment…This leaves readers with much to chew on.” Simon & Schuster will publish the book on April 2, 2024.

HOT SHEET, the forthcoming sheet pan cookbook by Olga Massov and Sanaë Lemoine, earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly. The reviewer praises: “Home cooks interested in exploring and expanding their sheet pan repertoire will find this invaluable.” Harvest publishes HOT SHEET on March 5, 2024.

AMONG THE BROS by Max Marshal received a stellar review from Air Mail. Reviewer Sarah Weinman writes: “There’s a jauntiness to Marshall’s voice that makes AMONG THE BROS a contradictory reading experience: it’s entertaining, in the way that reminded me of a certain type of magazine journalism that largely died out in the past decade. His decision to present many of his interviews in oral-history style generally works, too. But because the story Marshall tells is marinated in the toxicity of being a young man in contemporary America, particularly one where access to whatever you want without real consequence produces even greater dissonance, there’s a jarring quality overall… AMONG THE BROS is a sobering tour of the mindset of such men and how even when the party curdles into violence, drug dealing, and murder, it doesn’t really stop.” Marshall also appeared on Good Day LA to discuss “[t]he grim realities of ‘Frat Bro Culture.’” Harper published the book on November 7, 2023.

The New York Times published a striking review of the audiobook for Jessie Gaynor’s debut novel THE GLOW. Reviewer Olivia Craighead calls it “a deft sendup of wellness culture that delves a few levels deeper,” adding: “Gaynor understands what makes wellness appealing, and why even the most staunch nonbelievers could find themselves feeling completely satiated by a diet made up mostly of zucchini, kelp and money.” Random House published THE GLOW on June 20, 2023.

Hailed by the New York Times as Thurston Moore’s Electrifying History Lesson, Thurston Moore’s memoir details his long career and the music that shaped him. ‘Moore is an unabashed nerdy enthusiast. He writes about music in a breathless gush of hyperbole that proves almost too infectious [. . .] Moore’s depiction of pre-gentrification Manhattan’s post-punk bohemia is richly evocative and Sonic Life’s highlight.' notes The Guardian. Doubleday published the hardcover October 24, 2023.

The starred Publishers Weekly review notes, “Eyman gives the history a sense of urgency by highlighting the danger that government interference poses to artistic speech, and his account of how “Chaplin’s forced exile destroyed him as an artist” is affecting. Readers will be rapt.“ Simon and Schuster published the hardcover October 31, 2023.

CHARLIE CHAPLIN VS. AMERICA by Scott Eyman received a starred review from Kirkus. They rave: “Eyman, author of biographies of Cary Grant, John Wayne, John Ford, and other major names in film history, presents a beautifully composed and unique look at how Chaplin was characterized as an immoral sexual deviant and Soviet-sympathizing subversive…While Eyman clearly admires Chaplin, he does not descend into idolatry. The author starkly portrays Chaplin's personal shortcomings and idiosyncrasies as well as his winning, losing, and recapturing of his audience…A brilliant must-read about the epic and turbulent life and times of a cinematic titan.” Simon & Schuster will publish the book on October 31, 2023.

Michel Faber's LISTEN received a starred review from Kirkus, which declares: "An entertaining excursus into the noisy world of music...Great, smart fun, and full of theses to provoke arguments and pointers for new ways to, yes, listen." Canongate Books will publish the book on October 19, 2023 in the UK, and Hanover Square Press in the US on November 28, 2023.

In a starred review, Kirkus calls Thurston Moore’s SONIC LIFE "[a] literate, absorbing account of life in the New York of CBGB, no wave, and affordable spaces for artists” and “[a] self-aware, charmingly rough-and-tumble tale of the rock ’n’ roll life." Doubleday will publish the memoir on October 24, 2023.