Mary Pauline Lowry’s THE ROXY LETTERS has received two new stellar reviews. Booklist dubs its protagonist “far more than a cooler Bridget Jones—she’s a big-hearted, awkward, uproariously funny woman whose endearing antics and odd-yet-relatable struggles will resonate with millennial and Gen X readers,” and Kirkus notes that the book “[b]ursts with quirky spirit and gleeful comic energy.” Simon & Schuster will publish Lowry’s sophomore novel on April 7, 2020.

In a stellar review of THE PRETTIEST STAR, Booklist writes: “Sickels’ heart-wrenching novel shows how the 1980s AIDS crisis affects one young man and his family . . . This immersive, tragic book will stay with readers.” Hub City Press will publish the book on April 14, 2020.

Publishers Weekly gave Harry Dodge’s MY METEORITE a strong review, describing it as an “astute debut memoir” that “entertains and enlightens.” Penguin Books will publish the book on March 17, 2020.

Kirkus hails Katie Heaney’s GIRL CRUSHED as “fresh and charming,” noting that its “pacing is spot-on” and that its “exploration of lesbian relationships—particularly post-breakup—is handled deftly.” Knopf Books for Young Readers will publish Heaney’s YA debut on April 7, 2020.

VERONA COMICS by Jennifer Dugan has been hailed by Kirkus as “breathlessly sweet.” The site also commends the book for “featuring a racially diverse cast of mainly queer characters” and calls it “a winning choice.” The novel is about two teens whose innocent meet-cute at a comic convention grows more complicated as a feud between their parents, who own rival comic stores, threatens to pull them apart. G. P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers will publish the book on April 21, 2020.

Shelf Awareness describes YES NO MAYBE SO by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed, a realistic YA contemporary about two teens who spend their summer knocking on doors for a local political campaign and experiencing the voting public firsthand, as "a powerful response to the 'bigotry and hateful rhetoric' that came after the 2016 presidential election." Balzer + Bray will publish the book on February 4, 2020.

Michael Zapata's debut novel THE LOST BOOK OF ADANA MOREAU has garnered three starred reviews from Book Page, Booklist, and Library Journal, which praise it as "a thrillingly mysterious storyline with a beautiful payoff," "a lush, spellbinding tale," and "a heady literary and genre-bending novel for fans of Jorge Luis Borges, Carlos Fuentes, and Adolfo Bioy Caseres." The novel has also been compared to the works of Gabriel García Márquez and Jesmyn Ward. It was additionally named a most anticipated book of 2020 by The Boston Globe, The Millions, and Columbia Journal. Hanover Square Press will publish the book on February 4, 2020.

Jessi Jezewska Stevens's debut novel THE EXHIBITION OF PERSEPHONE Q has received glowing reviews from Booklist, Bookforum, Publisher’s Weekly, and Kirkus. Booklist calls Percy a “quirky and vivid narrator” and says that “the book’s poetic language and realistically absurd characters will keep readers intrigued until the final page." Additionally, Bookforum’s Justin Taylor writes: “Jessi Jezewska Stevens is a promising, persuasive new writer, and I will be surprised if this doesn’t turn out to be one of the strongest debut novels of 2020." The novel has also been named a most anticipated book of 2020 by The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, and Literary Hub. Farrar, Straus and Giroux will publish the book on March 3, 2020.

Max Barry’s Providence received a starred review by Publisher’s Weekly, who call it a “terrific sci-fi thriller.” G.P. Putnam’s Sons will publish the hardcover on March 31, 2020.

Kirkus gave THE PRETTIEST STAR by Carter Sickels a starred review, effusively writing: “Sickels' characters are painfully flawed and wholly, believably human in their failings. This unflinching honesty, conveyed in finely crafted prose, makes for a memorable and unsettling novel. Powerfully affecting and disturbing.” Hub City Press will publish the book on April 14, 2020.